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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
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Dutch
dwerg
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2
Proto-Germanic
dwergaz
dwarf
Words derived from “dwerch”
dwerg
dwergstaat
dwergster
dwergplaneet
dwergin
dwergchimpansee
dwerg
dwergara
dwerggors
dwergkolibrie
dwergnijlpaard
dwergspitsmuis
verdwergen
Every word from Proto-Germanic dwergaz →
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