Where does “dørvakt” come from?

dørvakt (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.

dørvakt (Norwegian Bokmål): a doorman

Definitions

  1. a doorman

Ancestry of “dørvakt”, step by step

dørvakt 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 vakt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvakta guard; a watch; past participle of vekke
2Middle Low Germanwachtwatch
3Proto-Germanicwahtwōwatch, vigil
4Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Germanic *durz →