Where does “diuri” come from?

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

diuri (Old Saxon): dear

Definitions

  1. dear

Ancestry of “diuri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdiurīvaluable, precious
2Proto-Germanicdiurijazdear, precious; expensive
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic diurijaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic diurī →