Where does “deer” come from?

deer (Hunsrik) comes from Central Franconian Dür, from Middle High German tür, from Old High German turi, from Proto-West Germanic *dur, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

deer (Hunsrik): you; stressed dative of du

Definitions

  1. you; stressed dative of du

Ancestry of “deer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central FranconianDürdoor
2Middle High Germantürdoor
3Old High Germanturidoor
4Proto-West Germanic*durdoor, hatch, flap
5Proto-Germanic*durz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Germanic *durz →