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Fun fact: In German, earthworms are called rainworms.

• skocznymroczny 4y ago
  In Polish, earthworms are "dżdżownica" which is derived from old Slavic for rain.
  • dylan604 4y ago
    Yet again, I'm jealous of the potential Scrabble scores Polish has over English
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• unwind 4y ago
  In Swedish they are "daggmask" which translates literally as "dew-worm", so the moisture connection is clearly there, too. Fun!
• lota-putty 4y ago
  Their behaviour to surface during rain and get maximum human attention likely to get them named after "rain" across cultures.