Where does “dwæs” come from?

dwæs (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic dwēsaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

dwæs (Old English): stupid, foolish; dull; a clumsy imposter; a fool

Definitions

  1. stupid, foolish; dull; a clumsy imposter; a fool

Ancestry of “dwæs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdwēsazfoolish, stupid
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰews-Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwēsaz →