Where does “dyrehage” come from?

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

dyrehage (Norwegian Bokmål): a zoo

Definitions

  1. a zoo

Ancestry of “dyrehage”, step by step

dyrehage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål dyr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldyran animal; expensive; dear
2Old Norsedýrrdear, valuable
3Proto-Germanic*durz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

via Norwegian Bokmål hage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhagea garden
2Old Norsehagienclosure
3Proto-Germanic*hagô—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰ-to take, seize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Germanic *durz →