Where does “diergaarde” come from?

diergaarde (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.

diergaarde (Dutch): zoo

Definitions

  1. zoo

Ancestry of “diergaarde”, step by step

diergaarde 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 gaarde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgaardegarden, yard
2Middle Dutchgaerde
3Old Dutchgardogarden
4Proto-Germanicgardôhedge, fence; enclosure, pen; court, yard
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰórdʰoshedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéwsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm
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