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Where does “schemeren” come from?

schemeren (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schemeren, from Proto-Germanic skimō.

schemeren (Dutch): to be dusky, to be in twilight

Definitions

  1. to be dusky, to be in twilight

Ancestry of “schemeren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschemeren—
2Proto-Germanicskimō—

Words derived from “schemeren”

  • schemerstond
  • ochtendschemering
  • avondschemering
  • schemer
  • schemerlicht
  • schemerdonker
  • schemering
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