myEtymology.com: English etymology of bookworm

Etymology of the English word bookworm

the English word bookworm

derived from the English word book

derived from the English word bok

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

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *bokiz

derived from the English word worm

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

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *wurmiz