Where does “Türknopf” come from?

Türknopf (German) comes from German tür, 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.

Türknopf (German): doorknob

Definitions

  1. doorknob

Ancestry of “Türknopf”, step by step

Türknopf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German knopf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanknopfbutton fastener
2Middle High Germanknopf—
3Old High Germanknopf—
4Proto-Germanicknuppôknob; lump, clod
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Germanic *durz →