Where does “hors” come from?

hors (Old French) comes from Latin foris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

hors (Old French): from; out

Definitions

  1. from; out

Ancestry of “hors”, step by step

hors traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin foris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinforisdoor; gate; opening
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

via Old French dehors

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdehors—

Words derived from “hors”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Latin foris →