Where does “dort” come from?
Dort comes from Middle English dort, of unknown origin and meaning.
dort (English): A sulky or sullen mood; the sulks; To become...
Definitions
- A sulky or sullen mood; the sulks; To become...
Ancestry of “dort”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Dorten | — |
| 2 | German | dort | there, yonder |
| 3 | Middle High German | dort | — |
| 4 | Old High German | doret | there |
| 5 | Old High German | dār | there |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þar | there, in that place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tar- | there |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |