Where does “door-” come from?

door- (Dutch) comes from Dutch door, 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): Prepended to verbs; denotes that action goes...

Definitions

  1. Prepended to verbs; denotes that action goes...

Ancestry of “door-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdoorthrough; across, around; because of, due to
2Middle Dutchdōrethrough
3Old Dutchthurothrough
4Proto-Germanicþurhwthrough
5Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂kʷe—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

Words derived from “door-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →