Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “dyr” come from?

dyr (Danish) comes from Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

dyr (Danish): animal, beast; animal; deer

Definitions

  1. animal, beast; animal; deer

Ancestry of “dyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedýrrdear, valuable
2Proto-Germanic*durz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

Words derived from “dyr”

  • dyrisk
  • stinkdyr
  • pungdyr
  • rådyr
  • udyr
  • dyrskue
  • kæledyr
  • pattedyr
  • skaffedyr
  • kloakdyr
  • hvirveldyr
  • kattedyr
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →