Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wurmiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis.[1] Cognate with Latin vermis, Ancient Greek ῥόμος (rhómos), Lithuanian var̃mas (bug, fly), Old Prussian wormyan (red), Old East Slavic *вьрмиѥ (*vĭrmije) (whence Ukrainian вермяний (vermjanyj, red)). The meaning red developed from a colour that one gains by a scale insect.[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*wurmiz m[1]

  1. worm
    Synonym: *maþô
  2. serpent, snake, dragon
    Synonyms: *agiz, *linþaz, *nadraz, *nadrǭ, *slangô

Inflection

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i-stemDeclension of *wurmiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wurmiz *wurmīz
vocative *wurmi *wurmīz
accusative *wurmį *wurminz
genitive *wurmīz *wurmijǫ̂
dative *wurmī *wurmimaz
instrumental *wurmī *wurmimiz

Derived terms

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  • *(ga-)wurmiją
    • Old Norse: yrmi (vermin)
    • German: Gewürm (vermin)
  • *wurmijō
    • Norwegian: yrme (female snake) (dialectal)

Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wurmi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 600
  2. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press