Where does “reuzendier” come from?

reuzendier (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.

reuzendier (Dutch): giant animal megafauna, often prehistoric or mythological

Definitions

  1. giant animal megafauna, often prehistoric or mythological

Ancestry of “reuzendier”, step by step

reuzendier 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 reus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchreusgiant
2Middle Dutchruese—
3Old Dutchriso—
4Proto-Germanicrisiza giant
5Proto-Germanicrīsanąto scale; move vertically; to rise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- →