regenworm

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested 1563. From Middle Dutch *regenworm, from Old Dutch *reganwurm, from Proto-West Germanic *regnawurmi (see there for cognates). By surface analysis, regen (“rain”) +‎ worm (“worm”), so called because of the animal's habit of surfacing after rainfall. === Pronunciation === === Noun === regenworm m (plural regenwormen, diminutive regenwormpje n) earthworm ==== Synonyms ==== pier ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: reënwurm