wŕ̥mis

“worm, serpent”

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worm, serpent

PIE word for worm.‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌ Gives Latin vermis, English "worm", Gothic waúrms.

(s)teh₂n-“to thunder”angʷʰi-“eel, snake, water-serpent”bʰerǵ-s-“to protect by enclosing”bʰew-sis-“nature, growth, being”bʰew-tú-“growth, nature, coming-to-be”bʰleh₁-“to blow, to puff”bʰudʰ-men-“bottom, foundation, ground”deru-“tree, wood, to be firm”