Where does “dýrð” come from?
dýrð (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse dýrð, from Proto-Germanic diuriþō, from Proto-Germanic diurijaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
dýrð (Icelandic): glory, splendor
Ancestry of “dýrð”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | dýrð | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | diuriþō | dearness, costliness, preciousness; glory, honour |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | diurijaz | dear, precious; expensive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |