Where does “ormgrop” come from?

ormgrop (Swedish) comes from Swedish orm, from Old Swedish ormber, from Old Norse ormr, from Proto-Germanic wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥mis, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ormgrop (Swedish): a snake pit (pit filled with snakes)

Definitions

  1. a snake pit (pit filled with snakes)

Ancestry of “ormgrop”, step by step

ormgrop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish orm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishormsnake; a legless reptile of the suborder...
2Old Swedishormbersnake, vermin, ringworm
3Old Norseormrsnake, serpent; worm
4Proto-Germanicwurmizworm; serpent, snake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥misworm
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Swedish grop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrophole in the ground; hollow; a sunken area in...
2Old Swedishgrop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥misEvery word from Proto-Germanic wurmiz