Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “diuri” come from?

diuri (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic diurijaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Ancestry of “diuri”, step by step

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

Words derived from “diuri”

  • deier
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