Where does “darkeningly” come from?
darkeningly (English) comes from English darkening, from English darken, from Middle English derkenen, from Old English deorcnian, from Proto-West Germanic dirkinōn, from Proto-West Germanic derk, from Proto-Germanic derkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerg-o-s — to support; to hold.
darkeningly (English): So as to darken
Definitions
- So as to darken
Ancestry of “darkeningly”, step by step
darkeningly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English darkening
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | darkening | present participle of darken; The act of... |
| 2 | English | darken | To make dark or darker by reducing light; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | derkenen | — |
| 4 | Old English | deorcnian | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | dirkinōn | to darken, to become dark; to darken, to make... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | derk | dirty; dark |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | derkaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerg-o-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerg- | to dim, darken; dim, dull; dark, dusky |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |