Where does “duerhalen” come from?
duerhalen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish duer-, from Luxembourgish duer, from Old High German dār, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
duerhalen (Luxembourgish): to persevere, to hold out, to keep going
Definitions
- to persevere, to hold out, to keep going
Ancestry of “duerhalen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | duer- | Alternative form of do-; Verbal prefix of... |
| 2 | Luxembourgish | duer | thither, there, over there |
| 3 | Old High German | dār | there |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þar | there, in that place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tar- | there |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |