/vɔːmz/, /vɔɹmz/
OriginFrom German Worms, from Old High German Wormazia, Warmazia, etc., from Latin Vormatia, from a Gaulish name attested in Latin as Borbetomagus and Bormitomagus with influence from Latin -ātus (adjective-forming suffix) and -ia (toponym-forming suffix), of uncertain origin but usually conjectured to refer to the Celtic god Borvo or a river, spring, or other waters named for him + Proto-Celtic *magos (“field, plain”). Has no relation to worm.
- An independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
“Diet of Worms... Edict of Worms...”
- form-of, pluralplural of worm
- form-of, pluralplural of WORM
- form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-personthird-person singular simple present indicative of worm