An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/dort

by Friedrich Kluge

dort, adv., ‘there, in that place,’ from the equiv. MidHG. dort, OHG. dorot, probably from darot; Goth. *þaraþa (formed like dalaþa), would be the corresponding adv. in answer to the question where? The OHG. has darôt, ‘thither’; derived from dar, da.