Where does “dīere” come from?

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

dīere (Old English): costly, expensive

Definitions

  1. costly, expensive

Ancestry of “dīere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dīere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic diurijaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic diurī →