Where does “Deer” come from?

Deer (Rhine Franconian) comes from Middle High German dur, 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.

Deer (Rhine Franconian): door

Definitions

  1. door

Ancestry of “Deer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandur—
2Old High Germanturidoor
3Proto-West Germanic*durdoor, hatch, flap
4Proto-Germanic*durz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Germanic *durz →
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