myEtymology.com: English etymology of ringworm

Etymology of the English word ringworm

the English word ringworm

derived from the English word ring

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

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khrenganan

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khrengaz

derived from the English word worm

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

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *wurmiz

Word found in Modern English