Etymology

wormlike

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Today it means: Resembling or characteristic of a worm. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English worm
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*wurmiz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*wurmi
  3. Old Englishwyrm
  4. Middle Englishworm
  5. Englishworm
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  7. Proto-Germanic*līką
  8. English todaywormlike

From worm + -like.

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