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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" [...]

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