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Where does “dýrr” come from?

dýrr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

dýrr (Old Norse): dear, valuable

Definitions

  1. dear, valuable

Ancestry of “dýrr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*durz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

Words derived from “dýrr”

  • dyr
  • dörr
  • dörrhandtag
  • dyrka
  • dyrking
  • dyrke
  • dyrkbar
  • dyrke
  • dýr
  • hreindýr
  • dýragarður
  • dýrabúð
  • spendýr
  • kvendýr
  • ódýr
  • nagdýr
  • pokadýr
  • tígrisdýr
  • pardusdýr
  • dýrafræði
  • húsdýr
  • hreindýramosi
  • dýrslegur
  • möppudýr
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