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Etymology of the English word worm

the English word worm
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wer-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *wurmiz

Derivations in English

bloodworm, bookworm, cabbageworm, cankerworm, carpenterworm, caseworm, clamworm, currantworm, cutworm, deworm, eelworm, fireworm, flatworm, glassworm, grubworm, hairworm, heartworm, hookworm, inchworm, jointworm, lugworm, lungworm, mealworm, muckworm, palmerworm, pinworm, rootworm, roundworm, sandworm, shipworm, sludgeworm, spoonworm, strawworm, tapeworm, threadworm, tubeworm, wheatworm, whipworm, wireworm, woodworm, wormfish, wormhole, angleworm, armyworm, bagworm, bollworm, budworm, fishworm, hornworm, measuringworm, pickleworm, screwworm, spanworm, webworm, blindworm, ringworm, wormy, glowworm, silkworm, wormseed, slowworm, wormed, worming

Cognates

Danish orm, Dutch worm, French ver, German Wurm, Icelandic ormur, Italian verme, Latin vermis, Nynorsk orm, Portuguese verme, Provençal verm, Riksmal varme, Riksmal orm, Swedish orm, Yiddish vorem



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