Where does “hreindýri” come from?

hreindýri (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse dýr, from Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ, 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.

hreindýri (Old Norse): reindeer

Definitions

  1. reindeer

Ancestry of “hreindýri”, step by step

hreindýri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse dýr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedýranimal
2Proto-Norse*ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨanimal
3Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

via Old Norse hreinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehreinnreindeer; clean; bright
2Proto-Germanichrainizclean, not dirty; pure; innocent
3Proto-Indo-Europeankróy-n-is—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “hreindýri”

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