Where does “dor” come from?

dor (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic durz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

dor (Old English): a large door, a gate

Definitions

  1. a large door, a gate

Ancestry of “dor”, step by step

dor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic durz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdurzdoor, hatch, flap
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

via Proto-Germanic durą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdurąbig door, gate

Words derived from “dor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Germanic durz →