Where does “Türpfosten” come from?

Türpfosten (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.

Türpfosten (German): doorjamb, doorpost

Definitions

  1. doorjamb, doorpost

Ancestry of “Türpfosten”, step by step

Türpfosten 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 Pfosten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPfostenpost; pillar; post; pole; pale; goalpost
2Old High Germanpfostpost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →