Words that come from Proto-West Germanic dwerg

52 words across 14 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic dwerg — including dwarf, dwarfish, dwarfism, durgan, subdwarf, semidwarf, dwarfishness, dwarflike.

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English (20)

Middle English (7)

German (7)

Dutch (6)

Scots (2)

Old English (2)

Old High German (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Japanese (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Scottish Gaelic (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Middle High German (1)

Words from Proto-West Germanic dwerg — 52 descendants | Etymology Explorer