English
squirm
First recorded 1690's, originally used of eels; cognate with Scots squimmer (“to wriggle, squirm”).
first attested First recorded 1690's, originally used of eels; cognate with Scots squimmer (“to wriggle, squirm”) (as stated in the etymology)
The story
First recorded 1690's, originally used of eels; cognate with Scots squimmer (‘to wriggle, squirm’).
Today it means
verb To twist one's body with snakelike motions.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / squirm