Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wr̥mis

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Etymology

Possibly from *wer- (“to turn”).

Noun

*wr̥mis

1. worm

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• *kʷr̥mis

Descendants

• Albanian: rrime
• Armenian:
  • Old Armenian: որդն (ordn) (uncertain)
• Proto-Balto-Slavic: *warma-
  • Lithuanian: var̃mas
  • Old Prussian: wormyan, urminan, warmun
  • Proto-Slavic: *vьrmьje (see there for further descendants)
• Celtic:
  • Welsh: gwraint
• Proto-Germanic: *wurmiz (see there for further descendants)
• Hellenic:
  • Ancient Greek: ῥόμος (rhómos)
• Italic:
  • Latin: vermis (see there for further descendants)