Where does “skemer” come from?

skemer (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch schemer, from Dutch schemeren, from Middle Dutch schemeren, from Proto-Germanic skimō — shine; luminescence.

skemer (Afrikaans): twilight

Definitions

  1. twilight

Ancestry of “skemer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschemertwilight
2Dutchschemerento be dusky, to be in twilight
3Middle Dutchschemeren—
4Proto-Germanicskimōshine; luminescence
Every word from Proto-Germanic skimō →