Where does “doorflap” come from?

doorflap (English) comes from English door, from Middle English dore, from Old English dora, from Proto-Germanic durô, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

doorflap (English): A flap of material serving as a crude door to a tent etc

Definitions

  1. A flap of material serving as a crude door to a tent etc

Ancestry of “doorflap”, step by step

doorflap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English door

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdoorA portal of entry into a building, room, or...
2Middle EnglishdoreA door or gate structure barring an entrance
3Old Englishdorabumblebee
4Proto-Germanicdurôbumblebee, humming insect
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via English flap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflapAnything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or...
2Middle Englishflap—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →