Where does “kräldjur” come from?

kräldjur (Swedish) comes from Swedish djur, from Old Swedish diūr, from Old Norse diūʀ, from Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.

kräldjur (Swedish): a reptile

Definitions

  1. a reptile

Ancestry of “kräldjur”, step by step

kräldjur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish djur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdjuranimal
2Old Swedishdiūranimal
3Old Norsediūʀanimal
4Proto-Norse*ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨanimal
5Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

via Late Latin reptile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinreptileneuter nominative singular of rēptilis; neuter...
2Latinreptiliscreeping, crawling
3Latinrēpōto creep, crawl
4Proto-Italicrēpō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁p-to creep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm →