Where does “Teuro” come from?

Teuro (German) comes from German teuer, from Middle High German tiure, from Old High German tiuri, from Proto-West Germanic diurī, from Proto-Germanic diurijaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Teuro (German): euro

Definitions

  1. euro

Ancestry of “Teuro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanteuerdear; expensive
2Middle High Germantiure—
3Old High Germantiuriexpensive; dear
4Proto-West Germanicdiurīvaluable, precious
5Proto-Germanicdiurijazdear, precious; expensive
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic diurijaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic diurī →
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