Where does “dysterhed” come from?
dysterhed (Danish) comes from Danish dyster, from Middle Low German dūster, from Old Saxon thiustri, from Proto-West Germanic þiustrī, from Proto-West Germanic þimstr, from Proto-Germanic þimstraz, from Proto-Indo-European témH-s-ro-s, from Proto-Indo-European temH- — dark.
dysterhed (Danish): gloom, somberness, dreariness, dismalness
Definitions
- gloom, somberness, dreariness, dismalness
Ancestry of “dysterhed”, step by step
dysterhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish dyster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | dyster | gloomy, sombre, sepulchral; indefinite plural of... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | dūster | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | thiustri | dark, obscure |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þiustrī | dark, gloomy |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þimstr | dark, dusky |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þimstraz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | témH-s-ro-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | temH- | dark |