Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “dør” come from?

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

dør (Danish): door; present of dø

Definitions

  1. door; present of dø

Ancestry of “dør”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedýrrdear, valuable
2Proto-Germanic*durz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

Words derived from “dør”

  • dørklokke
  • dørmåtte
  • dørmand
  • bagdør
  • dørløs
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