Where does “diere” come from?

diere (West Flemish) comes from Middle Dutch diere, from Old Dutch diuri, from Proto-West Germanic diurī, from Proto-Germanic diurijaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

diere (West Flemish): expensive

Definitions

  1. expensive

Ancestry of “diere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdierevaluable; expensive; dear, precious
2Old Dutchdiuriprecious, valuable
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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