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Where does “duri” come from?

duri (Old High German) comes from Old High German turi, from Proto-West Germanic *dur, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

Ancestry of “duri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanturidoor
2Proto-West Germanic*dur—
3Proto-Germanic*durz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

Words derived from “duri”

  • Dier
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →