Etymological Similarities

The Armenian vort, meaning “worm” in English is “orm” in Danish. Vort is connected to other words such as “volor” meaning spiraling as in “vorta.dung” meaning vine that spirals upwards. In Old Danish “orm” means “worm” and “snake”. In Norwegian and Swedish the word is identical to the Danish. In Gothic it is “warms” and in Old Saxon and Old German the word is “wurm”. In Old English it’s “wyrm”. The Latin “vermis” means worm. In Greek it is “romos” meaning tree worm.

The Armenian vort, meaning “worm” in English is “orm” in Danish. Vort is connected to other words such as “volor” meaning spiraling as in “vorta.dung” meaning vine that spirals upwards. In Old Danish “orm” means “worm” and “snake”. In Norwegian and Swedish the word is identical to the Danish. In Gothic it is “warms” and in Old Saxon and Old German the word is “wurm”. In Old English it’s “wyrm”. The Latin “vermis” means worm. In Greek it is “romos” meaning tree worm.