Where does “dœr” come from?

dœr (Jersey Dutch) comes from Dutch deur, from Middle Dutch dōre, from Old Dutch thuro, from Proto-Germanic þurhw, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂kʷe, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

dœr (Jersey Dutch): door

Definitions

  1. door

Ancestry of “dœr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdeurdoor
2Middle Dutchdōrethrough
3Old Dutchthurothrough
4Proto-Germanicþurhwthrough
5Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂kʷe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂-
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