Where does “pōrte” come from?

pōrte (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon porta, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “pōrte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonporta
2Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “pōrte

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós