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Where does “dyr” come from?

dyr (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

dyr (Norwegian Bokmål): an animal; expensive; dear

Definitions

  1. an animal; expensive; dear

Ancestry of “dyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedýrrdear, valuable
2Proto-Germanic*durz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

Words derived from “dyr”

  • dyrefett
  • dyrefôr
  • sirkusdyr
  • villdyr
  • dyreart
  • sjøpattedyr
  • pattedyr
  • virveldyr
  • husdyrhold
  • husdyr
  • dyrehage
  • udyr
  • dyrerike
  • skalldyr
  • pungdyr
  • dyreliv
  • reinsdyr
  • nebbdyr
  • skadedyr
  • dyreplageri
  • kosedyr
  • dovendyr
  • dyrefor
  • kattedyr
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