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

  1. A sulky or sullen mood; the sulks; To become...

Ancestry of “dort”, step by step

dort traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Dorten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDortenthere
2Germandortthere, yonder
3Middle High Germandort—
4Old High Germandoretthere
5Old High Germandārthere
6Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
7Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
8Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
9Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Dutch Dordrecht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchDordrecht—
2Middle DutchDordrecht—

via Middle English dort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdort—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →