Where does “dierenepos” come from?

dierenepos (Dutch) comes from Dutch dier, from Middle Dutch dier, from Old Dutch dier, from Proto-West Germanic deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.

dierenepos (Dutch): an epic about anthropomorphised animals

Definitions

  1. an epic about anthropomorphised animals

Ancestry of “dierenepos”, step by step

dierenepos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdieranimal, any member of the kingdom Animalia; her,...
2Middle Dutchdieranimal; inflection of die: ## feminine...
3Old Dutchdieranimal
4Proto-West Germanicdeuʀanimal, beast
5Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

via Dutch epos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcheposepic
2Latineposan epic, a heroic poem
3Ancient Greekἔποςsomething spoken: speech, story, song; epic...
4Ancient Greekϝέπος
5Proto-Hellenicwékʷosword, speech
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwékʷos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéwsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm