Where does “duur” come from?

duur (Dutch) comes from Dutch duren, from Middle Dutch duren, from Old French durer, from Latin dūrō, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic dūros, from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- — far; long.

duur (Dutch): expensive; duration

Definitions

  1. expensive; duration

Ancestry of “duur”, step by step

duur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch duren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdurento last, to take
2Middle Dutchdurento continue, to persist; to keep; to be durable
3Old Frenchdurerto last
4Latindūrōto harden, make hard
5Latindūrus—
6Proto-Italicdūros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
8Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long

via Middle Dutch diere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdierevaluable; expensive; dear, precious
2Old Dutchdiuriprecious, valuable
3Proto-West Germanicdiurīvaluable, precious
4Proto-Germanicdiurijazdear, precious; expensive
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “duur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Italic dūros →