Where does “port” come from?

port (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Norwegian portr, from Old Norse portr, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

port (Norwegian Nynorsk): a gate; port

Definitions

  1. a gate; port

Ancestry of “port”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Norwegianportra gate
2Old Norseportr—
3Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “port”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin porta →