Where does “dyrebestand” come from?

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

dyrebestand (Danish): animal population

Definitions

  1. animal population

Ancestry of “dyrebestand”, step by step

dyrebestand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish dyr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdyranimal, beast; animal; deer
2Old Norsedýrrdear, valuable
3Proto-Germanic*durz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

via Danish bestand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbestandpopulation; total number
2Low Germanbestant—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Germanic *durz →