Where does “dørslå” come from?

dørslå (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål dør, from Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

dørslå (Norwegian Bokmål): a bolt for a door

Definitions

  1. a bolt for a door

Ancestry of “dørslå”, step by step

dørslå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål dør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldøra door; present of dø
2Old Norsedýrrdear, valuable
3Proto-Germanic*durz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

via Norwegian Bokmål slå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålslåto beat, punch, hit, strike; to tack; slå sammen...
2Old Norsesláto hit, beat, strike; to strike, pluck
3Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Germanic *durz →