dverg
Norwegian
noun-m1
Definitions
- (mythology) a dwarf
- a dwarf very short person
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse dvergr derived from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz (dwarf).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*dwergaz
Gloss
dwarf
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- duergar English
- bjerk Norwegian Bokmål
- bjørk Norwegian Bokmål
- dvergbjerk Norwegian Bokmål
- dvergbjørk Norwegian Bokmål
- *dwergaz Proto-Germanic
- dverg Norwegian Nynorsk
- dweorg Old English
- dvergr Old Norse
- dværg Danish
- dvergur Icelandic
- twerc Old High German
- dvørgur Faroese
- *dwerg gmw-pro
- *dwerg Old Dutch
- dværgher Old Swedish
- dwerch Old Frisian
- Dwarg German Low German