Where does “dæmring” come from?

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

dæmring (Danish): dawn, daybreak

Definitions

  1. dawn, daybreak

Ancestry of “dæmring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDämmerungdusk; dawn; twilight
2Middle High Germandemere—
3Old High Germandemardusk
4Proto-West Germanicþimr—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic þimr →Every word from Old High German demar →Every word from Middle High German demere →