Where does “Wohnungstür” come from?

Wohnungstür (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.

Wohnungstür (German): apartment door

Definitions

  1. apartment door

Ancestry of “Wohnungstür”, step by step

Wohnungstür 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 Wohnung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWohnungdomicile; dwelling; lodging; abode;...
2Middle High Germanwonunge—
3Old High Germanwonungadwelling
4Proto-West Germanic*wununguhome, dwelling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Germanic *durz →