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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic durą →Every word from Old High German tor →