Where does “Déier” come from?

Déier (Luxembourgish) comes 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.

Déier (Luxembourgish): animal

Definitions

  1. animal

Ancestry of “Déier”, step by step

Déier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German tior

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

via Old High German diuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandiuri—
2Proto-Germanicdiurijazdear, precious; expensive
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “Déier”

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