What about the etymological powerhouse family of words stemming from the root deru — betroth; Dante; dendrite; dendro-; dendrochronology; dour; Druid; drupe; dryad; dura mater; durable; durance; duration; duress; during; durum; endure; hamadryad; indurate; obdurate; perdurable; philodendron; rhododendron; shelter; tar; tray; tree; trim; troth; trough; trow; truce; true; trust; truth; tryst.* INSTANT STORY: We can go from tryst to betroth […]