Where does “dauer” come from?

dauer (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish daueren, 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.

dauer (Luxembourgish): second-person singular imperative of daueren

Definitions

  1. second-person singular imperative of daueren

Ancestry of “dauer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishdauerento last, to take
2Middle High Germandūren
3Middle Low Germandūren
4Old Frenchdurerto last
5Latindūrōto harden, make hard
6Latindūrus
7Proto-Italicdūros
8Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
9Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-sEvery word from Proto-Italic dūros
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