dwaas

Dutch (Brabantic)

adj

Definitions

foolish, stupid

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch dwaes inherited from Old Dutch *dwās inherited from Proto-Germanic *dwēsaz (stupid, foolish).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*dwēsaz

Gloss

stupid, foolish

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Cognates and derived terms

Quasselstrippe German
quasseln German
dwaasheid Dutch, Flemish
*dwēsaz Proto-Germanic
dwæs Old English
dysig Old English
dwaes Middle Dutch
*dwās Old Dutch
*dwās Old Saxon
quasseln Low German

dwaasheid