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Where does “Tor” come from?

Tor (German) comes from Old High German tor, from Proto-Germanic durą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

Tor (German): gate, archway; gate, door; gateway

Definitions

  1. gate, archway; gate, door; gateway

Ancestry of “Tor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantor—
2Proto-Germanicdurąbig door, gate
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

Words derived from “Tor”

  • torlos
  • torreich
  • Wembley-Tor
  • Torheit
  • Torhüter
  • Tore
  • torarm
  • Torwart
  • Anschlusstor
  • Torschütze
  • Zweitor
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