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

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *diurijaz