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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dwēsaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰews- (to whisk, sprinkle, scatter, twirl), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (to dim, dull, cloud, make obscure, swirl, whirl). More at *dwalaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdwɛː.sɑz/

Adjective

*dwēsaz

  1. foolish, stupid

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old English: dwǣs (adj. & n.)
  • Old Frisian: dwēs
  • Old Saxon: *dwās
    • Middle Low German: dwâs; (> dwâsen, verb)
  • Old Dutch: *dwās
    • Middle Dutch: dwaes
  • Old High German: *dwās, *twās
    • Middle High German: twās, dwās; (getwās, noun)
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