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Where does “dore” come from?

dore (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic *dur, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

Ancestry of “dore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*dur—
2Proto-Germanic*durz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

Words derived from “dore”

  • doar
  • Doore
  • dör
  • döör
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