Etymology

dwarven

D2W4A1R1V4E1N1

Today it means: Similar to a dwarf, for example in stature. Full definition →

English dwarv(es) ← Middle English dwergh ← Old English dweorg
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*dwergaz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*dwerg
  3. Old Englishdweorg
  4. Middle Englishdwergh
  5. Englishdwarv(es)
  6. English todaydwarven

From dwarv(es) + -en.

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