Where does “dauern” come from?

dauern (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- — far; long.

dauern (German): to last, to continue, to persist; to last, to be...

Definitions

  1. to last, to continue, to persist; to last, to be...

Ancestry of “dauern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandūren
2Middle Low Germandūren
3Old Frenchdurerto last
4Latindūrōto harden, make hard
5Latindūrus
6Proto-Italicdūros
7Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
8Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long

Words derived from “dauern

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂-