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Where does “dauermodification” come from?

dauermodification (English) comes from German dauer, 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 — far; long.

dauermodification (English): The persistence of an abnormal characteristic –...

Definitions

  1. The persistence of an abnormal characteristic –...

Ancestry of “dauermodification”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandauerinflection of dauern: ## first-person singular...
2Germandauernto last, to continue, to persist; to last, to be...
3Middle High Germandūren—
4Middle Low Germandūren—
5Old Frenchdurerto last
6Latindūrō—
7Latindūrus—
8Proto-Italicdūros—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
10Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- →