myEtymology.com: English etymology of angleworm

Etymology of the English word angleworm

the English word angleworm

derived from the English word angle

derived from the Latin word angulus (angle; angle, apex; corner)

derived from the English word angel

derived from the Latin word angelus (angel; messenger)

derived from the Greek word angelos, ἄγγελος

derived from the English word worm

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wer-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *wurmiz