Where does “Dauerlauf” come from?

Dauerlauf (German) 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.

Dauerlauf (German): endurance run

Definitions

  1. endurance run

Ancestry of “Dauerlauf”, step by step

Dauerlauf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dauer

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
6Latindūrōto harden, make hard
7Latindūrus
8Proto-Italicdūros
9Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
10Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long

via German Lauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLaufa run; a leg of certain animals; barrel
2Middle High Germanlouf
3Old High Germanhlouf
4Proto-Germanichlaupąleap; course, race
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-sEvery word from Proto-Italic dūros