rainworm

Betekenis (Engels)

An earthworm.

Sinonieme

earthworm

Vertalings

regenworm

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English:

Geërf van Old English: reġnwyrm

Verwante met Nederlands: regenworm

Verwante met Old High German: reganwurm

Verwante met Duits: Regenwurm

In summary

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English reġnwyrm, from Proto-Germanic [Term?]. Analysable as rain + worm, because the worm has the habit of surfacing on top of the saturated soil after rainfall. Cognate with Dutch regenworm, Old High German reganwurm, whence German Regenwurm.