Where does “tojer” come from?

tojer (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German tiure, from Old High German tiuri, from Proto-West Germanic diurī, from Proto-Germanic diurijaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

tojer (Vilamovian): dear

Definitions

  1. dear

Ancestry of “tojer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantiure—
2Old High Germantiuriexpensive; dear
3Proto-West Germanicdiurīvaluable, precious
4Proto-Germanicdiurijazdear, precious; expensive
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic diurijaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic diurī →
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