rainworm

Meaning

Noun

Origin

  • From Middle English, from Old English reġnwyrm, from Proto-Germanic. 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.

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