seolcwyrm

Old English

noun

Definitions

silkworm

Etymology

Compound from Old English seolc + Old English wyrm (worm, serpent, snake).

Origin

Old English

wyrm

Gloss

worm, serpent, snake

Concept

Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

蛇

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

silkworm English
sēricum Latin
*wurmiz Proto-Germanic
regnwyrm Old English
seolc Old English
seolcen Old English
slawyrm Old English
wyrm Old English
wyrmcynn Old English
wyrmread Old English
silkwirm Middle English
worm Middle English