Where does “dwerg” come from?

dwerg (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch dwerg, from Middle Dutch dwerch, from Old Dutch dwerg, from Proto-Germanic dwergaz — dwarf.

dwerg (Afrikaans): dwarf

Definitions

  1. dwarf

Ancestry of “dwerg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdwergdwarf
2Middle Dutchdwerch—
3Old Dutchdwerg—
4Proto-Germanicdwergazdwarf
Every word from Proto-Germanic dwergaz →Every word from Old Dutch dwerg →Every word from Middle Dutch dwerch →