Where does “troich” come from?

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

troich (Scottish Gaelic): dwarf, midget

Definitions

  1. dwarf, midget

Ancestry of “troich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsdroichdwarf, midget
2Middle Englishdwerghdwarf
3Old Englishdweorgdwarf
4Proto-West Germanicdwergdwarf
5Proto-Germanicdwergazdwarf
Every word from Proto-Germanic dwergaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dwerg →Every word from Old English dweorg →