Würm

[voorm, woorm, wurm, vyrm]

noun

1. the fourth stage of the glaciation of Eurasia during the Pleistocene.

Würm

/ wɜːm, vʊəm /

noun

1. the fourth and final Pleistocene glaciation in Alpine Europe See also Günz Riss Mindel

Word History and Origins

Origin of Würm¹

< German (1909), after a river in Bavaria, joining the Starnberger See and the river Amper

Word History and Origins

Origin of Würm¹

C20: named after the river Würm in Bavaria, Germany