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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Germanic *durz →
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