English

fleshworm

From flesh + worm.

A compound of flesh + worm

Proto-Germanic *flaiski ‘meat, flesh’

Proto-West Germanic *flaiski ‘meat, flesh’

Old English flǣsċ

Middle English flesh

English flesh

Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis

Proto-Germanic *wurmiz

Proto-West Germanic *wurmi

Old English weorm

Middle English werm

English worm

Today it means

noun A worm that feeds on flesh.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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