Where does “wurmi” come from?

wurmi (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥mis, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wurmi (Proto-West Germanic): worm; serpent, snake

Definitions

  1. worm; serpent, snake

Ancestry of “wurmi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwurmizworm; serpent, snake
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥misworm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wurmi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥mis →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurmiz →