Where does “Zwerg” come from?
Zwerg (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German twerc, from Old High German twerc, from Proto-West Germanic dwerg, from Proto-Germanic dwergaz — dwarf.
Zwerg (Luxembourgish): dwarf
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 |