Where does “dark as Egypt” come from?
dark as Egypt (English) comes from English As, from English -s, from English ’s, from English Kingstown, from English town, from Middle English toun, from Middle English ende, from Old English ende — on, onto.
dark as Egypt (English): Extremely dark
Definitions
- Extremely dark
Ancestry of “dark as Egypt”, step by step
dark as Egypt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English As
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | As | plural of A; plural of A* |
| 2 | English | -s | Used to form regular plurals of nouns; Used to... |
| 3 | English | ’s | — |
| 4 | English | Kingstown | OS grid ref NY3959 |
| 5 | English | town | A settlement; an area with residential districts,... |
| 6 | Middle English | toun | town |
| 7 | Middle English | ende | The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal... |
| 8 | Old English | ende | end, limit, border, corner |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English Egypt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Egypt | A civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean |
| 2 | Middle English | Egipt | — |
| 3 | French | Égypte | — |
| 4 | Middle French | Egypte | — |
| 5 | Old French | Egypte | — |
| 6 | Latin | Ægyptus | Egyptian, of or pertaining to the Egyptian people |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Αἴγυπτος | Egypt; river Nile, Egypt |
| 8 | Mycenaean Greek | aikupitos | — |
| 9 | Egyptian | ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ | Egypt; Memphis; the temple of Ptah in Memphis;... |
| 10 | Egyptian | kꜣ | ka; goodwill - especially of the king;... |
| 11 | Egyptian | ḥr | face; surface; upon, on |
| 12 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | x̣al | — |
via English dark
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dark | Having an absolute or relative lack of light;... |
| 2 | Middle English | derk | dark |
| 3 | Old English | deorc | dark |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | derk | dirty; dark |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | derkaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerg-o-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerg- | to dim, darken; dim, dull; dark, dusky |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |