Where does “door” come from?

Door comes from Middle English dore, from Old English dora, from Proto-Germanic durz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer-.

door (English): A portal of entry into a building, room, or...

Definitions

  1. A portal of entry into a building, room, or...

Ancestry of “door”, step by step

door traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English dore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdoreA door or gate structure barring an entrance
2Old Englishdorabumblebee
3Proto-Germanicdurôbumblebee, humming insect
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Proto-Germanic *durz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*durz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

Words derived from “door”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →