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Where does “dwēsaz” come from?

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

dwēsaz (Proto-Germanic): foolish, stupid

Definitions

  1. foolish, stupid

Ancestry of “dwēsaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰews-Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “dwēsaz”

  • dwaasheid
  • dwaas
  • dwæs
  • dwaes
  • dwāsen
  • dwās
  • dwās
  • dwās
  • dwasseln
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