Where does “without-door” come from?

without-door (English) comes from English door, from Middle English dore, from Old English dora, from Proto-Germanic durô, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

without-door (English): outdoor; exterior

Definitions

  1. outdoor; exterior

Ancestry of “without-door”, step by step

without-door traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English without

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwithoutOutside, externally. This is still used in the...
2Middle Englishwithoutewithout
3Old Englishwiþūtanoutside of, without
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