Where does “Torpfosten” come from?

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

Torpfosten (German): goalpost

Definitions

  1. goalpost

Ancestry of “Torpfosten”, step by step

Torpfosten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German tor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantorgate, archway passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry
2Old High Germantor—
3Proto-Germanicdurąbig door, gate
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

via German Pfosten

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