Where does “svindyr” come from?

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

svindyr (Swedish): very expensive; way too expensive

Definitions

  1. very expensive; way too expensive

Ancestry of “svindyr”, step by step

svindyr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish dyr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdyrexpensive; very valuable
2Old Swedishdȳrexpensive, valuable
3Old Norsedýrrdear, valuable
4Proto-Germanic*durz
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

via Swedish svin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvinhog, pig, swine; swine
2Old Norsesvínpig, swine
3Proto-Germanicswīnąswine, pig
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
6Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓrEvery word from Proto-Germanic *durz
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