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Where does “dwerch” come from?

dwerch (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch dwerg, from Proto-Germanic dwergaz — dwarf.

Ancestry of “dwerch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdwerg—
2Proto-Germanicdwergazdwarf

Words derived from “dwerch”

  • dwergster
  • dwergstaat
  • dwergchimpansee
  • dwergin
  • dwerg
  • dwergplaneet
  • dwerg
Every word from Proto-Germanic dwergaz →