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Where does “dēore” come from?

dēore (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic diurī, from Proto-Germanic diurijaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

dēore (Old English): dear

Definitions

  1. dear

Ancestry of “dēore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdiurīvaluable, precious
2Proto-Germanicdiurijazdear, precious; expensive
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “dēore”

  • Darwin
  • Darwinian
  • Darwinism
  • Darwinist
  • Darwinistic
  • Darwinianism
  • Darwinize
  • Darwinistically
  • Darwinization
  • Darwinianly
  • Darwinical
  • Darwinic
  • Darwin stubby
  • neo-Darwinism
  • Darwiner
  • Darwin
  • 達爾文
  • darwinizmus
  • Darwin
  • darwinista
  • deorling
  • Dēorwine
  • deorlice
  • Darwin
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