Where does “טײַער” come from?

טײַער (Yiddish) 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.

טײַער (Yiddish): dear; expensive, valuable; adorable, swell

Definitions

  1. dear; expensive, valuable; adorable, swell

Ancestry of “טײַער”, 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

Words derived from “טײַער”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic diurijaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic diurī →
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