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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDorten—
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
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