Where does “aufdauern” come from?

aufdauern (East Central German) comes from German dauern, from Middle High German dūren, from Middle Low German dūren, from Old French durer, from Latin dūrō, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic dūros, from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s — far; long.

aufdauern (East Central German): to stay up late

Definitions

  1. to stay up late

Ancestry of “aufdauern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandauernto last, to continue, to persist; to last, to be...
2Middle High Germandūren—
3Middle Low Germandūren—
4Old Frenchdurerto last
5Latindūrōto harden, make hard
6Latindūrus—
7Proto-Italicdūros—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
9Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- →
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