Where does “portr” come from?

portr (Middle Norwegian) comes from Old Norse portr, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

portr (Middle Norwegian): a gate

Definitions

  1. a gate

Ancestry of “portr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “portr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin porta →