English

angleworm

From angle + worm.

A compound of angle + worm

Latin angulus ‘corner’

Middle French angle

Middle English angle

English angle

Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis

Proto-Germanic *wurmiz

Proto-West Germanic *wurmi

Old English weorm

Middle English werm

English worm

Today it means

noun An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.

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Etymograph / angleworm