Where does “Zwergpinscher” come from?

Zwergpinscher (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.

Zwergpinscher (German): Miniature Pinscher

Definitions

  1. Miniature Pinscher

Ancestry of “Zwergpinscher”, step by step

Zwergpinscher 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 Pinscher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPinscherpinscher
Every word from Proto-Germanic dwergaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dwerg →Every word from Old High German twerc →