Where does “Dier” come from?

Dier (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German dier, from Old High German *dior.

Dier (Pennsylvania German): door; animal, beast

Definitions

  1. door; animal, beast

Ancestry of “Dier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandier—
2Old High German*dior—
Every word from Old High German *dior →Every word from Middle High German dier →