Where does “dyr” come from?

dyr (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish dȳr, from Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

dyr (Swedish): expensive; very valuable

Definitions

  1. expensive; very valuable

Ancestry of “dyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishdȳrexpensive, valuable
2Old Norsedýrrdear, valuable
3Proto-Germanic*durz
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

Words derived from “dyr

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓrEvery word from Proto-Germanic *durz