regenworm
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested 1563. From Middle Dutch *regenworm, from Old Dutch *reganwurm, from Proto-West Germanic *regnawurmi (see there for cognates). By surface analysis, regen (“rain”) + worm (“worm”), so called because of the animal's habit of surfacing after rainfall.
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Noun
editregenworm m (plural regenwormen, diminutive regenwormpje n)
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