Where does “dore” come from?

dore (Middle English) comes from Old English dora, from Proto-Germanic durô, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

dore (Middle English): A door or gate structure barring an entrance

Definitions

  1. A door or gate structure barring an entrance

Ancestry of “dore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdorabumblebee
2Proto-Germanicdurôbumblebee, humming insect
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “dore

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-
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