Where does “Türsturz” come from?

Türsturz (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.

Türsturz (German): door lintel

Definitions

  1. door lintel

Ancestry of “Türsturz”, step by step

Türsturz 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 sturz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansturzfall
2Old High Germansturz
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer-