Where does “dwās” come from?

dwās (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon dwās, from Proto-Germanic dwēsaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

dwās (Middle Low German): stupid; dim-witted, daft

Definitions

  1. stupid; dim-witted, daft

Ancestry of “dwās”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxondwās—
2Proto-Germanicdwēsazfoolish, stupid
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰews-Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “dwās”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwēsaz →