Where does “ierdwjirm” come from?

ierdwjirm (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian ierde, from Old Frisian erthe, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

ierdwjirm (West Frisian): earthworm

Definitions

  1. earthworm

Ancestry of “ierdwjirm”, step by step

ierdwjirm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian ierde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianierdeearth, soil; ground
2Old Frisianertheearth
3Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
4Proto-Germanicerþōearth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via West Frisian wjirm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianwjirmworm
2Old Frisianwerm—
3Proto-Germanicwurmizworm; serpent, snake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥misworm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic erþu →