dyr

Danish

/dyːˀr/

noun
Definitions
  • animal, beast as opposed to human beings, or of human beings acting brutally
  • (zoology) animal a biological organism that produces energy from the consumption of other organisms
  • (hunting) deer a mammal of the family Cervidae

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse dýr inherited from Proto-Germanic *deuzą.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*deuzą

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms