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Wurm.

worm

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/vʊrm/[vʊʁm][vʊɐ̯m][ʋ-]

  1. worm

    masculine · neuter · strong

  2. maggot, grub

    informal · masculine · neuter · strong

  3. any crawling animal, e.g. a reptile

    archaic · masculine · neuter · strong

  4. dragon, lindworm, wyrm

    masculine · neuter · poetic · strong

  5. worm

    masculine · neuter · strong

  6. a baby or small child; a mite; any helpless creature

    colloquial · endearing · masculine · neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German wurm, from Old High German wurm, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis. Cognate with Dutch worm, English worm, West Frisian wjirm, Danish orm, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌼𐍃 (waurms).

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