dwæs

Old English

adj

Definitions

stupid, foolish; dull

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *dwēsaz (stupid, foolish).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*dwēsaz

Gloss

stupid, foolish

Concept

Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Property

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

daze English
dwaas Dutch, Flemish
dwaasheid Dutch, Flemish
*dusigaz Proto-Germanic
*dwēsaz Proto-Germanic
dysig Old English
dysiġ Old English
disy Middle English
*dasa Old Norse
dasen Middle Dutch
dwaes Middle Dutch
*dwās Old Dutch
*dwās Old Saxon

dysig
dysiġ