Where does “dør” come from?
dør (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.
dør (Norwegian Nynorsk): a door; present of dø
Ancestry of “dør”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | dýrr | dear, valuable |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *durz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwṓr | door |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwer- | door |