Etymology

dauer

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Today it means: A developmental stage of certain nematode larvae in which they exhibit increased durability. Full definition →

German Dauer
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  1. German · borrowed fromDauer“duration”
  2. English todaydauer

Borrowed from German Dauer (“duration”).

Words from the same roots

GermanDauer all →

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