Where does “dúr” come from?

dúr (Icelandic) comes from Danish dur, from German Dur, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic dūros, from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- — far; long.

dúr (Icelandic): nap; a short break; a short while

Definitions

  1. nap; a short break; a short while

Ancestry of “dúr”, step by step

dúr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish dur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdurmajor
2GermanDurmajor
3Latindūrus—
4Proto-Italicdūros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
6Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long

via Proto-Indo-European dʰew-r-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-r-—

Words derived from “dúr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Italic dūros →