Where does “weekdier” come from?

weekdier (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.

weekdier (Dutch): A mollusc, invertebrate animal of the phylum...

Definitions

  1. A mollusc, invertebrate animal of the phylum...

Ancestry of “weekdier”, step by step

weekdier 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 week

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchweekweek; soft, tender, fragile; weak, gentle,...
2Middle Dutchwēkeweek
3Old Dutch*wicaweek
4Proto-West Germanicwikāweek
5Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...
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