Regenwurm

Mane (Îngilîzî)

earthworm

Têgeh

kurm

Hevwate

Wurm

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Aalwurm

Tauwurm

Oligochäta

Erdwurm

Gemeiner Regenwurm

Werger

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

Zarava

Aargau (de)

mertu

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Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈreːɡənˌvʊrm/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle High German mîras hatiye girtin: regenwurm

Ji Old High German mîras hatiye girtin: reganwurm

Hevwate bi Old English: reġnwyrm

Hevwate bi îngilîzî: 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.