Where does “duister” come from?

duister (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch duuster, from Middle Low German dü̂ster, 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.

duister (Dutch): dark; bleak; gloomy; sinister

Definitions

  1. dark; bleak; gloomy; sinister

Ancestry of “duister”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchduuster—
2Middle Low Germandü̂ster—
3Old Saxonthiustridark, obscure
4Proto-West Germanicþiustrīdark, gloomy
5Proto-West Germanicþimstrdark, dusky
6Proto-Germanicþimstraz—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantémH-s-ro-s—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeantemH-dark

Words derived from “duister”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European temH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European témH-s-ro-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic þimstraz →