Where does “verdwergen” come from?

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

verdwergen (Dutch): to dwarf, to make much smaller

Definitions

  1. to dwarf, to make much smaller

Ancestry of “verdwergen”, step by step

verdwergen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dwerg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdwergdwarf
2Middle Dutchdwerch—
3Old Dutchdwerg—
4Proto-Germanicdwergazdwarf

via Dutch ver- -en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchver- -enForms factitive or ergative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" or "to become (adjective)"
Every word from Proto-Germanic dwergaz →Every word from Old Dutch dwerg →Every word from Middle Dutch dwerch →