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

dýrr traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *durz

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

via Proto-Germanic diurijaz

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

via Proto-Germanic duriz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicduriznominative/vocative plural of *durz

Words derived from “dýrr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Germanic *durz →