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Where does “thurn” come from?

thurn (Crimean Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

thurn (Crimean Gothic): door, gate

Definitions

  1. door, gate

Ancestry of “thurn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*durz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
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