wyrm
Old English
noun
Definitions
- creeping insect; maggot, grub, worm
- snake, dragon
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz (worm, snake) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis (worm).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*wr̥mis
Gloss
worm
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- varmint English
- vermiform English
- vermifugal English
- vermisol English
- worm English
- *verminum Latin
- vermiformis Latin
- verminem, *vermen Latin
- vermis Latin
- vermis, vermem Latin
- Bandwurm German
- Bücherwurm German
- Fadenwurm German
- Gewürm German
- Glühwurm German
- Glühwürmchen German
- Holzwurm German
- Madenwurm German
- Ohrwurm German
- Priapswurm German
- Regenwurm German
- Saugwurm German
- Tatzelwurm German
- Wurm German
- Wurmloch German
- Wurmschraube German
- Würmchen German
- wurmen German
- wurmstichig German
- vermicelli Italian
- aardworm Dutch, Flemish
- bolworm Dutch, Flemish
- buikworm Dutch, Flemish
- glimworm Dutch, Flemish
- haringworm Dutch, Flemish
- houtworm Dutch, Flemish
- kokerworm Dutch, Flemish
- korenworm Dutch, Flemish
- lintworm Dutch, Flemish
- meelworm Dutch, Flemish
- paalworm Dutch, Flemish
- pijlworm Dutch, Flemish
- regenworm Dutch, Flemish
- ringworm Dutch, Flemish
- rondworm Dutch, Flemish
- worm Dutch, Flemish
- wormdodend Dutch, Flemish
- wormstekig Dutch, Flemish
- wormvormig Dutch, Flemish
- ver French
- verme Spanish, Castilian
- ἑλμινθοβότανον Ancient Greek
- ἕλμινς Ancient Greek
- ῥόμος Ancient Greek
- *-tis Proto-Indo-European
- *wer- Proto-Indo-European
- *wr̥mis Proto-Indo-European
- orm Norwegian Bokmål
- *wurmiz Proto-Germanic
- orm Swedish
- orma Swedish
- ormbunke Swedish
- ormvråk Swedish
- ormörn Swedish
- orm Norwegian Nynorsk
- cynn Old English
- regnwyrm Old English
- reġn Old English
- rēad Old English
- seolc Old English
- seolcwyrm Old English
- slawyrm Old English
- slāw Old English
- wyrmcynn Old English
- wyrmread Old English
- glouworm Middle English
- silkwirm Middle English
- worm Middle English
- heilmint Irish
- ormr Old Norse
- orm Danish
- verm Old French
- ormur Icelandic
- worm Middle Dutch
- wurm Old High German
- ormur Faroese
- wurm Middle High German
- Wuerm Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌼𐍃 Gothic
- *regnawurmi gmw-pro
- *wurmi gmw-pro
- *wurm Old Dutch
- wurm Old Saxon
- yermu Aromanian
- Wüüre Alemannic German
- ormber Old Swedish
- vearm Romansh
- verm Romansh
- vierm Romansh
- verm Old Occitan
- werm Old Frisian
- vemmu Sicilian
- vermo Venetian
- vermu Corsican
- hꜥlꜥmꜥtꜥ Demotic