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
Ancestry of “dwerch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dwergh | dwarf |
| 2 | Old English | dweorg | dwarf |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | dwerg | dwarf |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dwergaz | dwarf |