Where does “dwaas” come from?

dwaas (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dwaes, from Old Dutch dwās, from Proto-Germanic dwēsaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

dwaas (Dutch): foolish, stupid; a stupid person, fool

Definitions

  1. foolish, stupid; a stupid person, fool

Ancestry of “dwaas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdwaes—
2Old Dutchdwās—
3Proto-Germanicdwēsazfoolish, stupid
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰews-Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “dwaas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwēsaz →