Where does “dieretún” come from?

dieretún (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian dier, from Old Frisian diār, from Proto-West Germanic deuʀ, 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.

dieretún (West Frisian): zoo

Definitions

  1. zoo

Ancestry of “dieretún”, step by step

dieretún traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian dier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiandieranimal
2Old Frisiandiār—
3Proto-West Germanicdeuʀanimal, beast
4Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

via West Frisian tún

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiantúngarden
2Old Frisiantūn—
3Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
4Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
5Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm →