Where does “Pooz” come from?

Pooz (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German phorta, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Pooz (Central Franconian): gate

Definitions

  1. gate

Ancestry of “Pooz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanphorta—
2Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin porta →