Where does “dæmre” come from?

dæmre (Danish) comes from German dämmern, from German Dämmerung, from Middle High German demere, from Old High German demar, from Proto-West Germanic þimr.

dæmre (Danish): to dawn, brighten

Definitions

  1. to dawn, brighten

Ancestry of “dæmre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandämmernto dawn (of day, morning); to fall (of dusk, evening)
2GermanDämmerungdusk; dawn; twilight
3Middle High Germandemere—
4Old High Germandemardusk
5Proto-West Germanicþimr—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic þimr →Every word from Old High German demar →Every word from Middle High German demere →
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