Where does “dyreplankton” come from?

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

dyreplankton (Danish): zooplankton

Definitions

  1. zooplankton

Ancestry of “dyreplankton”, step by step

dyreplankton 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 plankton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishplanktonplankton
2Ancient Greekπλαγκτόςwandering, roaming; wandering in mind, erring,...
3Ancient Greekπλάζωto turn away from; to bewilder, dull the mind; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Germanic *durz →