Where does “djuur” come from?

djuur (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian diure, from Proto-Germanic diurijaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

djuur (Saterland Frisian): precious; dear; costly; expensive

Definitions

  1. precious; dear; costly; expensive

Ancestry of “djuur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiandiure—
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 Old Frisian diure →