Where does “dûr” come from?
dûr (Friulian) comes from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic dūros, from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- — far; long.
dûr (Friulian): hard; tough; rigid
Ancestry of “dûr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | dūrus | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | dūros | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | duh₂-ró-s | long, far |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dweh₂- | far; long |