Where does “dyrehold” come from?

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

dyrehold (Danish): animal husbandry

Definitions

  1. animal husbandry

Ancestry of “dyrehold”, step by step

dyrehold 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 hold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishholdteam; class; distance, side
2Old Norsehaldgrip, power, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓrEvery word from Proto-Germanic *durz
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