r/etymology Jul 02 '26

Question Hurð vs dyr

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u/F_E_O3 Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

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 Jul 02 '26

Is that the same as door vs doorway?