dier

Dutch (Brabantic)

/dir/

noun
Definitions
  • animal, any member of the kingdom Animalia

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch dier inherited from Old Dutch dier inherited from *deuʀ (animal) inherited from Proto-Germanic *deuzą inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm (living thing).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰewsóm

Gloss

living thing

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