Where does “dere” come from?
dere (Middle English) comes from Old English dēore, from Proto-West Germanic diurī, from Proto-Germanic diurijaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
dere (Middle English): fierce, severe, hard, deadly
Definitions
- fierce, severe, hard, deadly
Ancestry of “dere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | dēore | dear |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | diurī | valuable, precious |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | diurijaz | dear, precious; expensive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
Words derived from “dere”