Where does “droich” come from?

droich (Scots) comes from Middle English dwergh, from Old English dweorg, from Proto-West Germanic dwerg, from Proto-Germanic dwergaz — dwarf.

droich (Scots): dwarf, midget

Definitions

  1. dwarf, midget

Ancestry of “droich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdwerghdwarf
2Old Englishdweorgdwarf
3Proto-West Germanicdwergdwarf
4Proto-Germanicdwergazdwarf

Words derived from “droich”

Every word from Proto-Germanic dwergaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dwerg →Every word from Old English dweorg →