Where does “Doore” come from?

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

Doore (Saterland Frisian): door

Definitions

  1. door

Ancestry of “Doore”, step by step

Doore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian dore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiandore—
2Proto-West Germanic*durdoor, hatch, flap
3Proto-Germanic*durz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

via Middle English dore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdoreA door or gate structure barring an entrance
2Old Englishdorabumblebee
3Proto-Germanicdurôbumblebee, humming insect
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Germanic *durz →