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English word wyrm comes from Proto-Indo-European *were-, and later Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis (Worm.)
*were- (Proto-Indo-European)
*wr̥mis (Proto-Indo-European)
Worm.
*wurmiz (Proto-Germanic)
Serpent, snake. Worm.
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.
wyrm (English)
(fantasy) A vague term, but it usually refers to huge limbless and wingless serpents. (mythology) A huge limbless and wingless serpent. (synonym) A sea serpent.