Where does “Tier” come from?

Tier (German) comes from Middle High German tier, from Old High German tior, 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.

Tier (German): animal; A person who has a quality thought of as...

Definitions

  1. animal; A person who has a quality thought of as...

Ancestry of “Tier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantier—
2Old High Germantioranimal
3Proto-West Germanicdeuʀanimal, beast
4Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

Words derived from “Tier”

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