Where does “dīerþu” come from?

dīerþu (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.

dīerþu (Old English): costliness, preciousness

Definitions

  1. costliness, preciousness

Ancestry of “dīerþu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdiuriþudearness, costliness, preciousness
2Proto-Germanicdiuriþōdearness, costliness, preciousness; glory, honour
3Proto-Germanicdiurijazdear, precious; expensive
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “dīerþu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic diurijaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic diuriþō →