Where does “Tür” come from?
Tür (German) comes from Old High German turi, from Proto-West Germanic *dur, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.
Tür (German): door; door; doorway
Ancestry of “Tür”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | turi | door |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *dur | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *durz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwṓr | door |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwer- | door |