English word worm comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂i-h₂uer, Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-, and later Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis (Worm.)
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| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *h₂i-h₂uer | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *gʷʰer- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | warm, hot, warm |
| *wr̥mis | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Worm. |
| *warmaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Warm (having a higher temperature than usual). |
| *wurmiz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Serpent, snake. Worm. |
| wearm | Old English (ang) | Warm. |
| wyrm | Old English (ang) | A creeping insect, maggot, grub, or worm. A serpent or snake. A worm or a snake, in the figurative sense of something lowly or despicable. |
| warm | Middle English (enm) | |
| worm | English (eng) | (anatomy) A muscular band in the tongue of some animals, such as dogs; the lytta.. (anatomy) The lytta.. (archaic) A type of wingless "dragon", especially a gigantic sea serpent.. (computing) A self-replicating program that propagates through a network.. (cricket) A graphical representation of the total runs scored in an innings.. (fantasy, science fiction) Either a mythical "dragon" [...] |