Where does “bagdør” come from?

bagdør (Danish) comes from Danish dør, from Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

bagdør (Danish): back door

Definitions

  1. back door

Ancestry of “bagdør”, step by step

bagdør traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish dør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdørdoor; present of dø
2Old Norsedýrrdear, valuable
3Proto-Germanic*durz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

via Danish bag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbagbehind, bottom, butt, buttocks; seat; behind
2Danishbageto bake; indefinite plural of bag
3Old Norsebakato bake
4Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Germanic *durz →