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Where does “dör” come from?

dör (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian dore, from Proto-West Germanic *dur, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

dör (North Frisian): door

Definitions

  1. door

Ancestry of “dör”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiandore—
2Proto-West Germanic*dur—
3Proto-Germanic*durz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →