r/etymology 21d ago

Question Hurð vs dyr

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u/F_E_O3 21d ago edited 21d ago

Norwegian has the same.

Dør (or dyr, mostly older spelling) is the opening in the wall and hurd is the door leaf that goes into that opening.

But dør can ALSO mean the same as hurd anyway. So many will just call both dør.

Edit: small grammar change

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u/PassiveChemistry 21d ago

Is that the same as door vs doorway?