Where does “door” come from?

door (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.

door (Dutch): through; across, around; because of, due to

Definitions

  1. through; across, around; because of, due to

Ancestry of “door”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdōrethrough
2Old Dutchthurothrough
3Proto-Germanicþurhwthrough
4Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂kʷe—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

Words derived from “door”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →