Where does “Döör” come from?

Döör (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German dȫr, from Old Saxon duru, from Proto-West Germanic *dur, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

Döör (German Low German): door

Definitions

  1. door

Ancestry of “Döör”, step by step

Döör traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German dȫr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandȫr—
2Old Saxondurudoor
3Proto-West Germanic*durdoor, hatch, flap
4Proto-Germanic*durz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

via Middle Low German dȫre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandȫre—
2Old Saxon*dōro—
3Proto-West Germanic*dauʀōfool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Germanic *durz →