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
Ancestry of “dyr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | dȳr | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | dýrr | dear, valuable |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *durz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwṓr | door |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwer- | door |