Where does “dīerþ” come from?
dīerþ (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic diuriþu, from Proto-Germanic diuriþō, from Proto-Germanic diurijaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
Ancestry of “dīerþ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | diuriþu | dearness, costliness, preciousness |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | diuriþō | dearness, costliness, preciousness; glory, honour |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | diurijaz | dear, precious; expensive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
Words derived from “dīerþ”