Where does “reinsdyr” come from?

reinsdyr (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.

reinsdyr (Norwegian Bokmål): a reindeer

Definitions

  1. a reindeer

Ancestry of “reinsdyr”, step by step

reinsdyr 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 rein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålreinclean; pure; a reindeer
2Old Norsehreinnreindeer; clean; bright
3Proto-Germanichrainizclean, not dirty; pure; innocent
4Proto-Indo-Europeankróy-n-is—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Germanic *durz →