Where does “Wierbeldéier” come from?

Wierbeldéier (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Déier, from Old High German tior, from Proto-West Germanic deuʀ, 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.

Wierbeldéier (Luxembourgish): vertebrate

Definitions

  1. vertebrate

Ancestry of “Wierbeldéier”, step by step

Wierbeldéier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Déier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishDéieranimal
2Old High Germantioranimal
3Proto-West Germanicdeuʀanimal, beast
4Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

via Luxembourgish Wierbel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishWierbelvertebra
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm →