Where does “dørkarm” come from?

dørkarm (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.

dørkarm (Norwegian Nynorsk): a door frame

Definitions

  1. a door frame

Ancestry of “dørkarm”, step by step

dørkarm 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 karm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkarma frame
2Old Norsekarmrbreast-work, parapet
3Proto-Germanickarmaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Germanic *durz →