Where does “thairm” come from?

thairm (Scots) comes from Middle English tharm, from Old English þearm, from Proto-West Germanic þarm, from Proto-Germanic þarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European tórmos, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

thairm (Scots): Intestine used for haggis or musical instrument...

Definitions

  1. Intestine used for haggis or musical instrument...

Ancestry of “thairm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtharmOne of a creature's organs especially when...
2Old Englishþearma gut; an intestine
3Proto-West Germanicþarmintestine
4Proto-Germanicþarmazintestine
5Proto-Indo-Europeantórmosborehole
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tórmos →Every word from Proto-Germanic þarmaz →