doorsill C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈdɔrsɪl/ UK /ˈdɔːsɪl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the horizontal threshold at the bottom of a doorway She paused on the doorsill, reluctant to step inside. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the horizontal threshold at... thresholdsilldoorstep Word family Related forms doorsilldoorstep Etymology AI details A compound of door + sill. Door is from Old English duru/dor, from Proto-Germanic *durz; sill is from Old English syll ('threshold, base'). duru Old English syll Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # doorsill **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdɔrsɪl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɔːsɪl/ ## Meanings 1. the horizontal threshold at the bottom of a doorway ## Examples - She paused on the doorsill, reluctant to step inside. ## Synonyms - threshold - sill - doorstep ## Related Forms - door - sill - doorstep ## Roots and Affixes - Root: duru - Root: syll ## Etymology A compound of door + sill. Door is from Old English duru/dor, from Proto-Germanic *durz; sill is from Old English syll ('threshold, base'). ## AI Etymology Doorsill is a compound of door + sill. Door is from Old English duru/dor, from Proto-Germanic *durz; sill is from Old English syll ('threshold, base'). The ancestry passes through Old English duru and Old English syll. In present use as a noun, it means "the horizontal threshold at the bottom of a doorway", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. As a compound, its meaning is assembled from the two visible parts rather than from an opaque borrowing. Related words include door, sill, and doorstep. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown