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Where does “Daueraufenthalt” come from?

Daueraufenthalt (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.

Daueraufenthalt (German): permanent residence

Definitions

  1. permanent residence

Ancestry of “Daueraufenthalt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandauernto last, to continue, to persist; to last, to be...
2Middle High Germandūren—
3Middle Low Germandūren—
4Old Frenchdurerto last
5Latindūrō—
6Latindūrus—
7Proto-Italicdūros—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
9Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long
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