Where does “pforte” come from?

pforte (German) comes from Middle High German pforte, from Old High German pforta, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

pforte (German): gate, large door

Definitions

  1. gate, large door

Ancestry of “pforte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanpforte—
2Old High Germanpfortadoor; small gate
3Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “pforte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin porta →
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