Where does “verduistering” come from?

verduistering (Dutch) comes from Dutch verduisteren, from Dutch duister, 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 — dark.

verduistering (Dutch): darkening; embezzlement; blackout; the mandatory...

Definitions

  1. darkening; embezzlement; blackout; the mandatory...

Ancestry of “verduistering”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverduisterento darken; to embezzle
2Dutchduisterdark; bleak; gloomy; sinister
3Middle Dutchduuster—
4Middle Low Germandü̂ster—
5Old Saxonthiustridark, obscure
6Proto-West Germanicþiustrīdark, gloomy
7Proto-West Germanicþimstrdark, dusky
8Proto-Germanicþimstraz—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeantémH-s-ro-s—
10Proto-Indo-EuropeantemH-dark

Words derived from “verduistering”

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