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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandȫr—
2Old Saxondurudoor
3Proto-West Germanic*dur—
4Proto-Germanic*durz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →