Where does “Dauerwirkung” come from?
Dauerwirkung (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.
Dauerwirkung (German): Long-term effect, a continuous or long-lasting influence
Definitions
- Long-term effect, a continuous or long-lasting influence
Ancestry of “Dauerwirkung”, step by step
Dauerwirkung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German dauer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dauer | inflection of dauern: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | German | dauern | to last, to continue, to persist; to last, to be... |
| 3 | Middle High German | dūren | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | dūren | — |
| 5 | Old French | durer | to last |
| 6 | Latin | dūrō | to harden, make hard |
| 7 | Latin | dūrus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dūros | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | duh₂-ró-s | long, far |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dweh₂- | far; long |
via German Wirkung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wirkung | effect; action |
| 2 | German | wirken | to work; to be effective; to take effect |
| 3 | Middle High German | wirken | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wirken | to manufacture by sowing, stitching or weaving |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wirkijan | to work; to make |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |