Where does “dēren” come from?
dēren (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch deren, from Proto-West Germanic darjan, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerh₃- — to leap, spring.
Ancestry of “dēren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | deren | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | darjan | to injure, harm, damage |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerh₃- | to leap, spring |
Words derived from “dēren”