Where does “dier” come from?

dier (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German durri, from Proto-West Germanic þurʀī, from Proto-Germanic þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

dier (Luxembourgish): dry, dead

Definitions

  1. dry, dead

Ancestry of “dier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandurridry; dryness
2Proto-West Germanicþurʀīdry, dried up
3Proto-Germanicþursuzdry, lacking water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þursuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þurʀī →