Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-27144409-20170705210718/@comment-25936766-20170805222829

GreyStark wrote: Well Dragons that can't fly are wyrms Well, if you want to be technical, Wyrm is just Old English for "Dragon" and "Dragon-like" (the latter being things like snakes and serpents).

Interestingly, the term "Worm" is derived from Wyrm. Originally it had a similar meaning, referring to "wingless" dragons, often subterranean ones, sometimes used to refer to giant sea serpents.

...Of course, both terms are archaic and most writers don't do the research or care about it. No one would call a Dragon or a giant snake "Worm", and no one would call a Dragon, winged or no, "Wyrm".

Most of the time, "Wyrm" is used like "Baby Wyvern", similar to Drake (Which also, very literally, means Dragon).