Etymology

house door

Today it means: A door to a house; a house's door. Full definition →

Middle English hous-dore
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromhous-dore
  2. English todayhouse door

From Middle English hous-dore, equivalent to house + door. Cognate Saterland Frisian Huusdoore (“housedoor”), West Frisian hûsdoar (“housedoor”), Dutch huisdeur (“housedoor”), German Low German Huusdöör (“housedoor”), German Haustür (“housedoor”), Swedish husdörr (“housedoor”), Icelandic húsdyr (“housedoor”). Compare also German Haustor (“house gate, house door”).

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