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.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*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 [...] |