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English word worm comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂i-h₂uer, Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-, and later Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis (Worm.)
*h₂i-h₂uer (Proto-Indo-European)
*gʷʰer- (Proto-Indo-European)
warm, hot, warm
*wr̥mis (Proto-Indo-European)
Worm.
*warmaz (Proto-Germanic)
Warm (having a higher temperature than usual).
*wurmiz (Proto-Germanic)
Serpent, snake. Worm.
wearm (Old English)
Warm.
wyrm (Old English)
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)
worm (English)
(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" [...]