Etymology of the English word during
the English word
duringderived from the English word
durenderived from the Old French word
durerderived from the Latin word
durare (harden, make hard; become hard)
derived from the Latin word
durus (hard, stern; harsh)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deru-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deuÉ™-using the English suffix
-ingderived from the English word
dureDate
The earliest known usage of during in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
