Where does “dēor” come from?

dēor (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.

dēor (Old English): animal, beast

Definitions

  1. animal, beast

Ancestry of “dēor”, step by step

dēor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic deuʀ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdeuʀanimal, beast
2Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

via Proto-Germanic deuzaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdeuzazwild, fierce, bold
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsós—

Words derived from “dēor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm →