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Where does “diurī” come from?

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

diurī (Proto-West Germanic): valuable, precious

Definitions

  1. valuable, precious

Ancestry of “diurī”, step by step

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

Words derived from “diurī”

  • tijdsduur
  • peperduur
  • levensduur
  • langdurig
  • duur
  • diere
  • dure
  • duur
  • diuri
  • diuri
  • duru
  • dula
  • dhura
  • diere
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