Where does “dwerch” come from?

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

dwerch (Scots): dwarf

Definitions

  1. dwarf

Ancestry of “dwerch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdwerghdwarf
2Old Englishdweorgdwarf
3Proto-West Germanicdwergdwarf
4Proto-Germanicdwergazdwarf
Every word from Proto-Germanic dwergaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dwerg →Every word from Old English dweorg →
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