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- Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
- Proto-Germanic*durz
- Proto-West Germanic*dur
- Old Englishduru
- Middle Englishdore
- Englishdoor
- Old Englishmeatte
- Middle Englishmatte
- Englishmat
- English todaydoormat
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
doormat
Today it means: A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes. Full definition →
English mat ← Middle English matte ← Old English meatte