Old English durran

← Proto-Germanic *durzaną (inherited)

← Proto-West Germanic *durʀan (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *dʰers- (root)

← Proto-Indo-European *dʰedʰórse (inherited)

→ English dare (inherited)

→ Middle English durren (inherited)

→ Sanskrit धृष्णोति (cognate)