Where does “wilddēor” come from?

wilddēor (Old English) comes from Old English dēor, 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.

wilddēor (Old English): wild animal

Definitions

  1. wild animal

Ancestry of “wilddēor”, step by step

wilddēor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English dēor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdēoranimal, beast
2Proto-West Germanicdeuʀanimal, beast
3Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

via Old English wilde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwildewild, savage
2Proto-West Germanicwilþīwild
3Proto-Germanicwilþijazwild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “wilddēor”

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