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
Ancestry of “Dier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | düre | — |
| 2 | Old High German | duri | — |
| 3 | Old High German | turi | door |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *dur | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *durz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwṓr | door |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwer- | door |