Where does “dýrur” come from?

dýrur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

dýrur (Faroese): expensive

Definitions

  1. expensive

Ancestry of “dýrur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedýrrdear, valuable
2Proto-Germanic*durz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Germanic *durz →