rainworm

Mane (Îngilîzî)

An earthworm.

Hevwate

earthworm

Werger

regenworm

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin:

Ji Old English mîras hatiye girtin: reġnwyrm

Hevwate bi holendî: regenworm

Hevwate bi Old High German: reganwurm

Hevwate bi almanî: 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.