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Where does “dyrke” come from?

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

dyrke (Norwegian Bokmål): to engage in; to study; to cultivate, till

Definitions

  1. to engage in; to study; to cultivate, till

Ancestry of “dyrke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedýrka—
2Old Norsedýrrdear, valuable
3Proto-Germanic*durz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

Words derived from “dyrke”

  • dyrking
  • dyrkbar
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