Etymograph

English

sandworm

From sand + worm.

A compound of sand + worm

Proto-Germanic *samdaz ‘sand’

Proto-West Germanic *samd

Old English sand

Middle English sand

English sand

Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis

Proto-Germanic *wurmiz

Proto-West Germanic *wurmi

Old English weorm

Middle English werm

English worm

Today it means

noun A lugworm, of species Arenicola marina.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sandworm”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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