Where does “düre” come from?
düre (Middle High German) comes from Old High German duri, from Old High German turi, from Proto-West Germanic *dur, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.
Ancestry of “düre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | duri | — |
| 2 | Old High German | turi | door |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *dur | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *durz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwṓr | door |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwer- | door |