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 passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry

Definitions

  1. gate, archway passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry

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 →