Where does “doors” come from?
Door comes from Middle English dore, Old English dora, Proto-Germanic durz, and Proto-Indo-European dʰwer-, meaning to hold or enclose.
doors (English): plural of door; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of door; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “doors”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | door | A portal of entry into a building, room, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | dore | — |
| 3 | Old English | dora | bumblebee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | durô | bumblebee, humming insect |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
Words derived from “doors”