*durą

Runic: ᛞᚢᚱᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈdu.rɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

big door, gate

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *dʰur-o-m, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (‘door’). Cognate with Proto-Balto-Slavic *dwára (‘doorway’), Sanskrit द्वार (dvā́ra) (dvā́ra, ‘door, gate, opening, way’), Tocharian B twere (‘door’), Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā) (thŭ́rā, ‘door, entrance’), and Latin forum (‘public place, marketplace, forum’). -. Related to *durz (‘door, hatch, flap) and *durīz (‘door’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.durądurō
Acc.durądurō
Gen.duras, durisdurǫ̂
Dat.duraiduramaz
Inst.durōduramiz
Voc.durądurō

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Descendants

  • *dor (Proto-West Germanic)
    • dor (Old Saxon)
  • *dor (Proto-West Germanic)
    • dor (Old English)
      • dor (Middle English)
        • door (English)
  • *dor (Proto-West Germanic)
    • tor (Old High German)
      • tor (Middle High German)
        • Tor (German)
  • 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂 (daur) (Gothic)

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