Where does “dwāsen” come from?

dwāsen (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German dwās, 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.

dwāsen (Middle Low German): to talk nonsense

Definitions

  1. to talk nonsense

Ancestry of “dwāsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandwāsstupid; dim-witted, daft
2Old Saxondwās—
3Proto-Germanicdwēsazfoolish, stupid
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰews-Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “dwāsen”

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