Where does “dør” come from?

dør (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse dyrr, from Proto-Germanic durz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

dør (Westrobothnian): a door

Definitions

  1. a door

Ancestry of “dør”, step by step

dør traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse dyrr

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

via Old Norse dyr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedyranimal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Germanic durz →