Etymology

doorman

D2O1O1R1M3A1N1

Today it means: A person who holds open the door at the entryway (entrance) to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services. Full definition →

Middle English man ← Old English mann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  2. Proto-Germanic*durz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*dur
  4. Old Englishduru
  5. Middle Englishdore
  6. Englishdoor
  7. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  8. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  9. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  10. Old Englishmann
  11. Middle Englishman
  12. English todaydoorman

From door + -man.

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