Where does “Zwerg” come from?
Zwerg (German) comes from Middle High German twerc, from Old High German twerc, from Proto-West Germanic dwerg, from Proto-Germanic dwergaz — dwarf.
Zwerg (German): dwarf; dwarf, midget; gnome
Definitions
- dwarf; dwarf, midget; gnome
Ancestry of “Zwerg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | twerc | — |
| 2 | Old High German | twerc | dwarf |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | dwerg | dwarf |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dwergaz | dwarf |
Words derived from “Zwerg”