Where does “deur” come from?
deur (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dōre, from Old Dutch thuro, from Proto-Germanic þurhw, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂kʷe, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.
deur (Dutch): door
Ancestry of “deur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | dōre | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | thuro | through |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þurhw | through |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥h₂kʷe | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |
Words derived from “deur”