Where does “dwergin” come from?

dwergin (Dutch) comes from Dutch in, from Middle Dutch in, from Old Dutch in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

dwergin (Dutch): A female dwarf

Definitions

  1. A female dwarf

Ancestry of “dwergin”, step by step

dwergin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchinin, inside; into; in; expressing containment
2Middle Dutchinin, inside, within; into; within
3Old Dutchin—
4Proto-West Germanic*in—
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Dutch dwerg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdwergdwarf
2Middle Dutchdwerch—
3Old Dutchdwerg—
4Proto-Germanicdwergazdwarf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →