Etymograph

English

lugworm

From lug (“anything that moves slowly”) + worm.

A compound of lug ‘anything that moves slowly’ + worm

Middle English luggen ‘to pull’

English lug

Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis

Proto-Germanic *wurmiz

Proto-West Germanic *wurmi

Old English weorm

Middle English werm

English worm

Today it means

noun especially the northern lugworm (Arenicola marina), whose coiled castings can often be seen on beaches at low tide.

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

Etymograph / lugworm