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German word Tier comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwés-, Proto-Indo-European *dʰew-, and later Proto-Germanic *deuzą ((wild) animal, beast.)

*dʰwés- (Proto-Indo-European)

*dʰew- (Proto-Indo-European)

*dʰwésmi (Proto-Indo-European)

*dʰewsóm (Proto-Indo-European)

*deuzą (Proto-Germanic)

(wild) animal, beast.

tior (Old High German)

Animal.

Tier (German)

(hunting, _, jargon) hind (female red deer). A person who has a quality thought of as animalistic, such as ferocity, strength, hairiness, etc.. Animal (see usage notes below).

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