Etymology

eelworm

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Today it means: A nematode, or roundworm, especially any that resemble small eels and feed on plants. Full definition →

English worm ← Middle English worm ← Old English wyrm
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The story

  1. Englisheel
  2. Proto-Germanic*wurmiz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*wurmi
  4. Old Englishwyrm
  5. Middle Englishworm
  6. Englishworm
  7. English todayeelworm

From eel + worm.

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