Proto-Germanic
*diurijaz
‘beloved, dear’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *diurijaz.
4 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz, most familiar first.
- dear ← dere ← dēore ← *diurī
- darling ← dereling ← dīerling ← *diuriling ← *diurijalingaz
- dearly ← derely ← dēorlīċe ← dīere ← *diurī
- dearth ← derth ← *dīerþ ← *diuriþu ← *diuriþō
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Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *diurijaz