Where does “dörren” come from?
dörren (German) comes from Old Saxon durran, from Proto-West Germanic durʀan, from Proto-Germanic durzaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰedʰórse, from Proto-Indo-European dʰers-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
dörren (German): to make dry; to dry
Definitions
- to make dry; to dry
Ancestry of “dörren”, step by step
dörren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Saxon durran
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | durran | to dare |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | durʀan | to dare |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | durzaną | to dare |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰedʰórse | to dare |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰers- | to be bold, to dare |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via Middle High German derren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | derren | — |
| 2 | Old High German | derren | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *þarzijaną | to cause to dry |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | torséyeti | to make dry, to cause to dry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |