Where does “boes-doer” come from?

boes-doer (Old Frisian) comes from Old Frisian dure, from Proto-Germanic durz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

boes-doer (Old Frisian): door of a byre

Definitions

  1. door of a byre

Ancestry of “boes-doer”, step by step

boes-doer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian dure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianduredoor
2Proto-Germanicdurzdoor, hatch, flap
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

via Old Frisian bos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbosstall, byre
2Englishbansplural of ban; Third-person singular simple...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Germanic durz →