Where does “troeteldier” come from?

troeteldier (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans dier, from Dutch dier, from Middle Dutch dier, from Old Dutch dier, from Proto-West Germanic deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.

troeteldier (Afrikaans): pet

Definitions

  1. pet

Ancestry of “troeteldier”, step by step

troeteldier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans dier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansdieranimal; beast; brute
2Dutchdieranimal, any member of the kingdom Animalia; her,...
3Middle Dutchdieranimal; inflection of die: ## feminine...
4Old Dutchdieranimal
5Proto-West Germanicdeuʀanimal, beast
6Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

via Afrikaans troetel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanstroetel—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- →