Where does “Äidwurm” come from?

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

Äidwurm (Saterland Frisian): earthworm

Definitions

  1. earthworm

Ancestry of “Äidwurm”, step by step

Äidwurm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Saterland Frisian Wurm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland FrisianWurmworm
2Old Frisianworm—
3Proto-West Germanicwurmiworm; serpent, snake
4Proto-Germanicwurmizworm; serpent, snake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥misworm
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Saterland Frisian Äide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland FrisianÄideEarth; soil; ground
2Old Frisianertheearth
3Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
4Proto-Germanicerþōearth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥mis →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurmiz →
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