{"id":7772,"date":"2023-12-18T14:12:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T14:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=7772"},"modified":"2023-12-18T14:12:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T14:12:09","slug":"worms-maggots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2023\/12\/18\/worms-maggots\/","title":{"rendered":"Worms &#038; Maggots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we&#8217;re looking at the words for <strong>worm<\/strong>, <strong>maggot<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sunpreet28\/5826287650\/in\/photolist-9SRfkm-5kfHcX-3ox5Z-6mESri-byRjmQ-84sJ1z-DFj4R-9P3cu8-HsTz8-E2F3x-7RbYCT-boJNAJ-bxbqxV-pQzcRQ-5WKM6q-hYPt3T-jAtufv-jAwBs1-oonvWh-2HFJSz-81cPxm-coRRLf-jAttr6-NJcPcP-85FQNv-MLdaKg-NxTVFJ-NgJnAy-5KxXnr-2jsqabf-2jsm538-2jsoQsQ-2jsm557-2jsqa4B-2jsm59f-4RWiRd-2jsoQnE-2jsm5gz-2jsqadQ-7WGt8k-2jsqa6L-2jsqadj-2jsoQxK-8a4Fbg-qNWQHv-pcuBM-NxTTHL-24zoAs-56yZqk-HvZe6\" title=\"Earth Worm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3344\/5826287650_be4b397078_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" alt=\"Earth Worm\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Words marked with a * are reconstructions.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*k\u02b7rimis<\/strong> = worm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>cruim<\/strong> [kru\u1e7d\u02b2] = maggot, worm<br \/>\n<strong>crumdoma<\/strong> = maggot heap<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhleag)<\/th>\n<td><strong>cruim, cr\u00faim<\/strong> = worm, maggot<br \/>\n<strong>crumach<\/strong> = full of reptiles<br \/>\n<strong>crumdoma<\/strong> = dunghill<br \/>\n<strong>crom\u00f3c<\/strong> = maggot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>cruimh<\/strong> = maggot, larva, grub, tiny insect, worm<br \/>\n<strong>crumh\u00f3g<\/strong> = maggot<br \/>\n<strong>cruimheach<\/strong> = maggoty<br \/>\n<strong>cruimheach\u00e1n<\/strong> = venemous person<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>cnuimh<\/strong> [kr\u026f\u0303\u0129v] = maggot, grub, worm<br \/>\n<strong>cnuimheach<\/strong> [kr\u026f\u0303\u0129v\u0259x] = maggoty<br \/>\n<strong>cnuimheag<\/strong> [kr\u026f\u0303\u0129vag] = maggot, grub, worm<br \/>\n<strong>cnuimhneag<\/strong> [kr\u026f\u0303\u0129vn\u032a\u02e0\u02b2ag] = maggot, worm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>crooag<\/strong> = (flesh) worm, grub, maggot, worm<br \/>\n<strong>crooagagh<\/strong> = maggoty, wormy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*pr\u0268\u03b2\u0303<\/strong> [\u02c8pr\u0268\u03b2\u0303] = worm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Welsh<\/th>\n<td><strong>prem<\/strong> = insect, fly, larva, maggot, grub, worm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>pryuet, pryf<\/strong> = insect, fly, larva, maggot, grub, worm<br \/>\n<strong>pryuyedic<\/strong> = abounding in \/ infested with worms or maggots<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>pryf<\/strong> [pr\u0268\u02d0v\/pri\u02d0v] = insect, fly, larva, maggot, grub, worm<br \/>\n<strong>pryfedaf, pryfedu, pryfedo<\/strong> = to breed worms of maggots, to become infested with worms or maggots<br \/>\n<strong>pryfediad<\/strong> = worm or maggot infestation<br \/>\n<strong>pryfedig<\/strong> = wormeaten, maggoty<br \/>\n<strong>pryfeteg<\/strong> = entomology<br \/>\n<strong>pryfiedig<\/strong> = abounding in \/ infested with worms or maggots<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>pref, pr\u00eav, pryf<\/strong> = any small animal, a vermin, an insect, a worm, a reptile<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>pryv, prev<\/strong> = crawling animal, grub, insect, worm, weevil<br \/>\n<strong>pryv del<\/strong> = caterpillar<br \/>\n<strong>pryv prenn<\/strong> woodworm<br \/>\n<strong>pryvladher<\/strong> = insecticide<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>preff, preuet, prenvv<\/strong> = worm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>pre\u00f1v<\/strong> = worm<br \/>\n<strong>pre\u00f1vedik<\/strong> = vermiculated<br \/>\n<strong>pre\u00f1vek<\/strong> = vermicular, wormlike, wormy<br \/>\n<strong>eneppre\u00f1veg, eneppre\u00f1vek<\/strong> = wormable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from PIE <em>*k\u02b7\u0155\u0325mis<\/em> (worm) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/k%CA%B7rimis\">source<\/a>]. Words from the same root include <strong>cirmenis <\/strong> (maggot, grub) in Latvian, <strong>kirmis<\/strong> (worm) in Lithuanian, <strong>k\u00e4\u00e4rme<\/strong> (snake) in Finnish, <strong>\u06a9\u0631\u0645<\/strong> (kerm &#8211; worm) in Persian, and  <strong>\u010derv<\/strong> (worm, maggot) in Czech and Slovak [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/k%CA%B7%C5%95%CC%A5mis\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>dorb<\/strong> = worm, larva<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhleag)<\/th>\n<td><strong>dorb<\/strong> = small insect or worm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>doirb<\/strong> [k\u0251b\u02b2\/kab\u02b2] = water beelte<br \/>\n<strong>doirbeach<\/strong> = infested with water beetles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>doirb<\/strong> [d\u0264r\u02b2\u0264b] = unspecific term for a small\/tiny\/insignificant creature (e.g. minnow, worm, leech, small person)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>durrag<\/strong> = cabbage worm, larva of cabbage moth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: unknown<\/p>\n<p>Sources: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/\">Wiktionary<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.faclair.com\/\">Am Faclair Beag<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mannin.info\/Mannin\/fockleyr\/m2e.php\">Online Manx Dictionary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanglann.ie\/en\/fgb\/ceann\">Teanglann.ie<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/dil.ie\/\">eDIL &#8211; Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.smo.uhi.ac.uk\/sengoidelc\/duil-belrai\/english.html\">In D\u00fail B\u00e9lrai English &#8211; Old Irish glossary<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/geiriadur.ac.uk\/gpc\/gpc.html\">Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cornishdictionary.org.uk\">Gerlyver Kernewek<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/lexiconcornubrit00willuoft\/mode\/2up\">Lexicon Cornu-britannicum: A Dictionary of the Ancient Celtic Language of Cornwall<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arkaevraz.net\/dicobzh\/index.php\">Dictionaire Favereau<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brezhoneg.bzh\/87-termofis.htm\">TermOfis<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/devri.bzh\/\">Le dictionnaire diachronique du breton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/EtymologicalDictionaryOfProtoCeltic\">Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shareasale.com\/r.cfm?b=1775355&amp;u=184793&amp;m=70611&amp;urllink=&amp;afftrack=\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.shareasale.com\/image\/70611\/728x90_00.jpg\" alt=\"italki - Win cash rewards for learning any language\" width=\"630\" height=\"78\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we&#8217;re looking at the words for worm, maggot and related things in Celtic languages. Words marked with a * are reconstructions. Proto-Celtic *k\u02b7rimis = worm Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) cruim [kru\u1e7d\u02b2] = maggot, worm crumdoma = maggot heap Middle Irish (Gaoidhleag) cruim, cr\u00faim = worm, maggot crumach = full of reptiles crumdoma = dunghill crom\u00f3c [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,73,16,26,75,19,20,129,21,3,109,110,22,5,6,37,7,27,10,40,136,11,12,13,23,137,43,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives","category-animals","category-breton","category-kernewek-cornish","category-czech-cestina","category-english","category-etymology","category-finnish-suomi","category-gaeilge-irish","category-language","category-latvian-latviesu-valoda","category-lithuanian-lietuviu-kalba","category-gaelg-manx","category-middle-breton","category-middle-cornish","category-middle-irish","category-middle-welsh-kymraec","category-nouns","category-old-irish-goidelc","category-old-welsh","category-persian-farsi-","category-proto-brythonic","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-gaidhlig-scottish-gaelic","category-slovak-slovencina","category-verbs","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7772"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7773,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7772\/revisions\/7773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}