Würm
[v
oo
rm, w
oo
rm, wurm;
German
v
y
r
m]
/vʊərm, wʊərm, wɜrm;
German
vürm/
noun
1.
the fourth stage of the glaciation of Eurasia during the Pleistocene.
Compare
Wisconsin
(def 3).
Origin
<
German
(1909), after a river in Bavaria, joining the Starnberger See and the river Amper
British Dictionary definitions for
Würm
Würm
/
vʊəm;
wɜːm
/
noun
1.
the fourth and final Pleistocene glaciation in Alpine Europe
See also
Günz
,
Riss
,
Mindel
Word Origin
C20: named after the river
Würm
in Bavaria, Germany