Where does “dýr” come from?

dýr (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse dýr, from Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ, 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.

dýr (Icelandic): "or"; expensive, costly; valuable, precious

Definitions

  1. "or"; expensive, costly; valuable, precious

Ancestry of “dýr”, step by step

dýr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse dýr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedýranimal
2Proto-Norse*ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨanimal
3Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

via Old Norse dýrr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedýrrdear, valuable
2Proto-Germanic*durz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

Words derived from “dýr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm →