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Where does “dørmand” come from?

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

dørmand (Danish): doorman, bouncer

Definitions

  1. doorman, bouncer

Ancestry of “dørmand”, step by step

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