Where does “darkmans” come from?
darkmans (English) comes from English mans, 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.
darkmans (English): The night
Definitions
- The night
Ancestry of “darkmans”, step by step
darkmans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mans | Third-person singular simple present indicative... |
| 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 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 |