Where does “Zwergmispel” come from?

Zwergmispel (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.

Zwergmispel (German): cotoneaster

Definitions

  1. cotoneaster

Ancestry of “Zwergmispel”, step by step

Zwergmispel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zwerg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZwergdwarf; dwarf, midget; gnome
2Middle High Germantwerc—
3Old High Germantwercdwarf
4Proto-West Germanicdwergdwarf
5Proto-Germanicdwergazdwarf

via German mispel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmispelmedlar
2LatinmespilumThe medlar
3Ancient Greekμέσπιλονmedlar
Every word from Proto-Germanic dwergaz →