Where does “semidwarf” come from?

semidwarf (English) comes from English Dwarf, from Middle English dwergh, from Old English dweorg, from Proto-West Germanic dwerg, from Proto-Germanic dwergaz — dwarf.

semidwarf (English): A plant that grows to a lesser height than usual...

Definitions

  1. A plant that grows to a lesser height than usual...

Ancestry of “semidwarf”, step by step

semidwarf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Dwarf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDwarf—
2Middle Englishdwerghdwarf
3Old Englishdweorgdwarf
4Proto-West Germanicdwergdwarf
5Proto-Germanicdwergazdwarf

via English semi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemiA semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a...
2Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
3Latinsēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Proto-Germanic dwergaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dwerg →Every word from Old English dweorg →