Where does “bakdør” come from?

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

bakdør (Norwegian Nynorsk): back door

Definitions

  1. back door

Ancestry of “bakdør”, step by step

bakdør traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk dør

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk bak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbakat the back, behind; behind; behind, bottom,...
2Old Norsebakon the back of; back
3Proto-Germanicbakąback, rear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Germanic *durz →