English
dor
Dor comes from Old English dora ‘humming insect’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- ‘to support’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰer-‘to support’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*durô‘bumblebee, humming insect’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*dorōreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150dora‘humming insect’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500dorre
- Englishtodaydor
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰer-‘to support’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*durô‘bumblebee, humming insect’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*dorōreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150dora‘humming insect’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500dorre
- Englishtodaydor
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- ‘to support’
dark, drug, firm, dry, drama, dare, throne, drain, drone, feasible, drastic, refrain, darn, formidable, dharma, dazed, dern, 42 more
Today it means
noun Any of species Geotrupes stercorarius of large European dung beetles that make a droning noise while flying.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- / dor