Where does “Dier” come from?

Dier (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German düre, from Old High German duri, 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.

Dier (Luxembourgish): door

Definitions

  1. door

Ancestry of “Dier”, step by step

Dier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German düre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandüre—
2Old High Germanduri—
3Old High Germanturidoor
4Proto-West Germanic*durdoor, hatch, flap
5Proto-Germanic*durz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

via Old High German durrī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandurrīdryness
2Proto-West Germanicþurʀīdry, dried up
3Proto-Germanicþursuzdry, lacking water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Germanic *durz →