Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ

This Proto-Norse entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsom.

Noun

*ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ (*deuza) n

animal

Descendants

Old West Norse: dýr, djór
- Icelandic: dýr
- Faroese: dýr, djór
- Norwegian Nynorsk: dyr
- Norwegian Bokmål: dyr
Old East Norse: diūʀ
- Old Swedish: diūr
  - Swedish: djur
- Old Danish: diūr
  - Danish: dyr
Old Gutnish: diaur
- Gutnish: djaur