Where does “lastdier” come from?

lastdier (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.

lastdier (Dutch): beast of burden, animal used to carry or pull (heavy) loads

Definitions

  1. beast of burden, animal used to carry or pull (heavy) loads

Ancestry of “lastdier”, step by step

lastdier 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 last

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlastload, weight; burden; hindrance, problem
2Middle Dutchlastload, weight; task, duty, obligation; tax
3Old Dutchlast—
4Proto-Germanichlastuzload, burden, cargo, freight
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- →