Where does “dor” come from?

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

dor (English): A large European dung beetle, Geotrupes...

Definitions

  1. A large European dung beetle, Geotrupes...

Ancestry of “dor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdorre
2Old Englishdorabumblebee
3Proto-Germanicdurôbumblebee, humming insect
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “dor

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-
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