Where does “elddyrkan” come from?

elddyrkan (Swedish) comes from Swedish dyrkan, from Swedish dyrka, from Old Norse dýrka, from Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

elddyrkan (Swedish): fire-worship

Definitions

  1. fire-worship

Ancestry of “elddyrkan”, step by step

elddyrkan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish dyrkan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdyrkanworship, adoration
2Swedishdyrkato worship; to admire, to idolize; to pick
3Old Norsedýrka—
4Old Norsedýrrdear, valuable
5Proto-Germanic*durz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

via Swedish eld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisheldfire, a continued chemical exothermic reaction...
2Old Swedishelderfire; a skin disease - possibly erysipelas
3Old Norseeldrfire
4Proto-Germanicailidazfire, pyre
5Proto-Germanicailijanąto kindle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Germanic *durz →