Where does “dworse” come from?

dworse (English) comes from English HORSE, from Middle English horse, from Old English hors, from Proto-West Germanic hross, from Proto-Germanic hrussą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

dworse (English): A miniature horse

Definitions

  1. A miniature horse

Ancestry of “dworse”, step by step

dworse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English HORSE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHORSEA poker variant consisting of five different...
2Middle EnglishhorseAlternative form of hors; Alternative form of...
3Old Englishhorshorse
4Proto-West Germanichrosshorse
5Proto-Germanichrussąhorse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via English Dwarf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDwarf—
2Middle Englishdwerghdwarf
3Old Englishdweorgdwarf
4Proto-West Germanicdwergdwarf
5Proto-Germanicdwergazdwarf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrussą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hross →