Deer etymology

English

English word deer comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰō(w)-, Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm, Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰris, Proto-Indo-European *dʰórh₃eh₂, Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsós, and later Proto-Germanic *deuzą ((wild) animal, beast.)

Etymology of deer

Detailed word origin of deer

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*dʰō(w)- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*dʰewsóm Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*dʰegʷʰris Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*dʰórh₃eh₂ Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*dʰewsós Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*deuzą Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) (wild) animal, beast.
*diurijaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Dear, precious. Expensive.
*deuzaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Wild, fierce, bold.
*darō Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Injury; damage; harm.
dēore Old English (ang)
deore Old English (ang) Dearly Dear.
daru Old English (ang)
dȳr Old English (ang)
der Middle English (enm)
deer English (en) (in particular) One of the smaller animals of this family, distinguished from a moose or elk.. (obsolete, especially, in the phrase "small deer") An animal, especially a quadrupedal mammal, as opposed to a bird, fish, etc.. A ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla.. The meat of such an [...]

Words with the same origin as deer

Descendants of *dʰewsóm

darling dear door

Descendants of *dʰegʷʰris

delivery liberal library