Where does “dor” come from?
dor (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dorre, from Old Dutch thurri, from Proto-West Germanic þurʀī, from Proto-Germanic þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
dor (Dutch): dry, wilted
Ancestry of “dor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | dorre | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | thurri | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þurʀī | dry, dried up |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þursuz | dry, lacking water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |