Where does “Ausgangstür” come from?

Ausgangstür (German) comes from German Ausgang, from Middle High German ūzgang, from Old High German ūzgang, from Proto-Germanic ūtgangaz, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

Ausgangstür (German): exit door

Definitions

  1. exit door

Ancestry of “Ausgangstür”, step by step

Ausgangstür traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ausgang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAusgangexit; output; outcome
2Middle High Germanūzgang
3Old High Germanūzgangexit, outgang
4Proto-Germanicūtgangaza going out, exit
5Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via German tür

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantürdoor rigid plane on a hinge
2Old High Germanturidoor
3Proto-West Germanic*durdoor, hatch, flap
4Proto-Germanic*durz
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic gangaz