Where does “dyrehud” come from?

dyrehud (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.

dyrehud (Norwegian Bokmål): a hide, animal skin

Definitions

  1. a hide, animal skin

Ancestry of “dyrehud”, step by step

dyrehud 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 hud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhudskin
2Old Norsehúðskin
3Proto-Germanichūdizhide, skin
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Germanic *durz →