Regenwurm

Betekenis

earthworm

Koppelteken as

Re‧gen‧wurm

Geslag

♂️ Manlik

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈreːɡənˌvʊrm/

Etimologie

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.