dier
Afrikaans
noun
Definitions
- animal
- beast; brute
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish dier (animal, dear, precious, beast, creature) inherited from Middle Dutch dier inherited from Old Dutch *dior 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
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bloemdier Dutch, Flemish
- buideldier Dutch, Flemish
- chordadier Dutch, Flemish
- circusdier Dutch, Flemish
- cloacadier Dutch, Flemish
- dagdier Dutch, Flemish
- dier Dutch, Flemish
- dierbaar Dutch, Flemish
- dierdicht Dutch, Flemish
- dierenarts Dutch, Flemish
- dierenbescherming Dutch, Flemish
- dierenbeul Dutch, Flemish
- dierendag Dutch, Flemish
- dierendicht Dutch, Flemish
- dierendienst Dutch, Flemish
- dierenepos Dutch, Flemish
- dierengedicht Dutch, Flemish
- dierenhuid Dutch, Flemish
- dierenleed Dutch, Flemish
- dierenmishandeling Dutch, Flemish
- dierenpark Dutch, Flemish
- dierenperk Dutch, Flemish
- dierenpsycholoog Dutch, Flemish
- dierenrechten Dutch, Flemish
- dierenriem Dutch, Flemish
- dierentuin Dutch, Flemish
- dierenvriend Dutch, Flemish
- dierenwelzijn Dutch, Flemish
- dierenwereld Dutch, Flemish
- dierenwinkel Dutch, Flemish
- dierepos Dutch, Flemish
- diergaarde Dutch, Flemish
- diergedicht Dutch, Flemish
- diergedrag Dutch, Flemish
- diergeneeskunde Dutch, Flemish
- dierkunde Dutch, Flemish
- dierlijk Dutch, Flemish
- dieronterend Dutch, Flemish
- dierperk Dutch, Flemish
- dierproef Dutch, Flemish
- diersoort Dutch, Flemish
- diervriendelijk Dutch, Flemish
- elpendier Dutch, Flemish
- fabeldier Dutch, Flemish
- gleufdier Dutch, Flemish
- gordeldier Dutch, Flemish
- hoefdier Dutch, Flemish
- holtedier Dutch, Flemish
- hoorndier Dutch, Flemish
- kerfdier Dutch, Flemish
- knaagdier Dutch, Flemish
- knuffeldier Dutch, Flemish
- koraaldier Dutch, Flemish
- kruipdier Dutch, Flemish
- kuddedier Dutch, Flemish
- landdier Dutch, Flemish
- maagzakdier Dutch, Flemish
- manteldier Dutch, Flemish
- muildier Dutch, Flemish
- nachtdier Dutch, Flemish
- neteldier Dutch, Flemish
- nutsdier Dutch, Flemish
- ondier Dutch, Flemish
- pantoffeldier Dutch, Flemish
- partijdier Dutch, Flemish
- pelsdier Dutch, Flemish
- placentadier Dutch, Flemish
- proefdier Dutch, Flemish
- prooidier Dutch, Flemish
- rendier Dutch, Flemish
- reusdier Dutch, Flemish
- reuzedier Dutch, Flemish
- reuzendier Dutch, Flemish
- rijdier Dutch, Flemish
- roofdier Dutch, Flemish
- sabeldier Dutch, Flemish
- schaaldier Dutch, Flemish
- schelpdier Dutch, Flemish
- schubdier Dutch, Flemish
- slurfdier Dutch, Flemish
- snaveldier Dutch, Flemish
- spookdier Dutch, Flemish
- stinkdier Dutch, Flemish
- trekdier Dutch, Flemish
- troeteldier Dutch, Flemish
- vingerdier Dutch, Flemish
- vogelbekdier Dutch, Flemish
- waterdier Dutch, Flemish
- werkdier Dutch, Flemish
- werveldier Dutch, Flemish
- zeedier Dutch, Flemish
- zoogdier Dutch, Flemish
- *dʰewsóm Proto-Indo-European
- *deuzą Proto-Germanic
- deor Old English
- dēor Old English
- dýr Old Norse
- dier Middle Dutch
- tior Old High German
- ondier Afrikaans
- plaas Afrikaans
- plaasdier Afrikaans
- roof Afrikaans
- roofdier Afrikaans
- 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍃 Gothic
- *deuʀ gmw-pro
- *dior Old Dutch
- dier Old Dutch
- dior Old Saxon
- diur Old Swedish
- diūr, diur Old Swedish
- diār Old Frisian
- deer Limburgan, Limburger, Limburgish