Where does “dyrplager” come from?

dyrplager (Danish) comes from Danish plage, from Low German plage, from Latin plāga, from Latin plagius, from Ancient Greek πλάγιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

dyrplager (Danish): animal abuser

Definitions

  1. animal abuser

Ancestry of “dyrplager”, step by step

dyrplager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish plage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishplagenuisance, pest; bully; pester
2Low Germanplage
3Latinplāgaplague, misfortune
4Latinplagius
5Ancient Greekπλάγιοςplaced sideways, slanting, aslant
6Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Danish dyr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdyranimal, beast; animal; deer
2Old Norsedýrrdear, valuable
3Proto-Germanic*durz
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek πλάγιος