Regenwurm

Betekenis (Engels)

earthworm

Sinonieme

Wurm

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Aalwurm

Tauwurm

Oligochäta

Erdwurm

Gemeiner Regenwurm

Vertalings

earthworm

ver de terre

lombriz de tierra

regenworm

aardworm

lombrico

lombric

minhoca

lombriz

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pier

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lumbricus

cuc de terra

worm

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llambric

Dialekte

Kanton Aargau

mertu

Data verskaf deur: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈreːɡənˌvʊrm/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: regenwurm

Geërf van Old High German: reganwurm

Verwante met Old English: reġnwyrm

Verwante met Engels: rainworm

In summary

From Middle High German regenwurm, from Old High German reganwurm, from Proto-Germanic [Term?]. Analysable as Regen (“rain”) + Wurm (“worm”), so called because of the animal’s habit of surfacing after rainfall. Cognate with Old English reġnwyrm, whence English rainworm.