Where does “Zwergin” come from?

Zwergin (German) comes from German Zwerg, from Middle High German twerc, from Old High German twerc, from Proto-West Germanic dwerg, from Proto-Germanic dwergaz — dwarf.

Zwergin (German): dwarfess, female midget

Definitions

  1. dwarfess, female midget

Ancestry of “Zwergin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZwergdwarf; dwarf, midget; gnome
2Middle High Germantwerc—
3Old High Germantwercdwarf
4Proto-West Germanicdwergdwarf
5Proto-Germanicdwergazdwarf
Every word from Proto-Germanic dwergaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dwerg →Every word from Old High German twerc →