Etymology of the English word doormat
the English word
doormatderived from the English word
door (door)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhwer- (door, doorway)
derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*dur-derived from the English word
matderived from the English word
mattederived from the Old French word
mattederived from the Late Latin word
mattus (drunk)
derived from the Latin root
*maditusderived from the Latin word
madere (be wet)
derived from the Late Latin word
matta (mat of rushes)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
