Where does “tor” come from?

tor (Middle High German) comes from Old High German tor, from Proto-Germanic durą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

Ancestry of “tor”, step by step

tor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German tor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantor—
2Proto-Germanicdurąbig door, gate
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

via Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “tor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic durą →Every word from Old High German tor →