Where does “doorway” come from?

Doorway comes from English way and away, from Old English weġ, from Proto-Germanic durz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-, dʰwer-, ǵʰengʰ-, and weǵʰ-.

doorway (English): The passage of a door; a door-shaped entrance...

Definitions

  1. The passage of a door; a door-shaped entrance...

Ancestry of “doorway”, step by step

doorway traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Way

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWayChristianity
2Middle Englishway
3Old Englishweġway; path; way, road, path
4Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

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

Words derived from “doorway

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic weg