Where does “durer” come from?

durer (French) comes 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.

durer (French): to last

Definitions

  1. to last

Ancestry of “durer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdurerto last
2Latindūrōto harden, make hard
3Latindūrus
4Proto-Italicdūros
5Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
6Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long

Words derived from “durer

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂-
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