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Great Orme
Great Orme comes from Old Norse ormr ‘serpent, snake’, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz ‘worm’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wr̥mis‘worm’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wurmiz‘worm’reconstructed
- Proto-Norsec. 200–800 CE*urmiztransliteratedrunes *ᚢᚱᛗᛁᛉreconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350ormr‘serpent, snake’
- EnglishtodayGreat Orme
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wr̥mis‘worm’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wurmiz‘worm’reconstructed
- Proto-Norsec. 200–800 CE*urmiztransliteratedrunes *ᚢᚱᛗᛁᛉreconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350ormr‘serpent, snake’
- EnglishtodayGreat Orme
The story
The Little Orme is another hill and headland east of Llandudno.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to turn, to bend’
guard, wear, ward, con, garage, regard, warn, garrison, verge, optic, beware, weir, ware, panorama, reverence, revere, wry, prosaic, guaranty, milliner, diorama, 68 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis ‘worm’
vermin, vermilion, vermicelli, varmint, vermiculite, vermeil, 14 more
through Proto-Germanic *wurmiz ‘worm’
Today it means
name A hill and headland (Great Orme's Head) close to Llandudno, Conwy borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SH7683).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis / Great Orme