Where does “tussendeur” come from?

tussendeur (Dutch) comes from Dutch deur, 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.

tussendeur (Dutch): A dividing door between two rooms, a connecting...

Definitions

  1. A dividing door between two rooms, a connecting...

Ancestry of “tussendeur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdeurdoor
2Middle Dutchdōrethrough
3Old Dutchthurothrough
4Proto-Germanicþurhwthrough
5Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂kʷe—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurhw →