Where does “During” come from?
During comes from German Dühring, from German Thüringen, from Old High German Duringa, a region whose name origin and meaning remain uncertain.
During (English): For all of a given time interval; throughout; in; pending
Definitions
- For all of a given time interval; throughout; in; pending
Ancestry of “During”, step by step
During traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English during
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | during | — |
| 2 | Middle English | duren | to last |
| 3 | Old French | durer | to last |
| 4 | Latin | dūrō | to harden, make hard |
| 5 | Latin | dūrus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dūros | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | duh₂-ró-s | long, far |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dweh₂- | far; long |
via German Dühring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Dühring | — |
| 2 | German | Thüringen | Thuringia |
| 3 | Old High German | Duringa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ingaz | Forms derivatives of nouns with sense of... |