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Where does “dwerch” come from?

dwerch (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian dwerch, from Proto-Germanic dwergaz — dwarf.

dwerch (West Frisian): dwarf

Definitions

  1. dwarf

Ancestry of “dwerch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiandwerch—
2Proto-Germanicdwergazdwarf
Every word from Proto-Germanic dwergaz →