Where does “dim-lit” come from?

dim-lit (English) comes from English lit, from Middle English lit, from Old English lȳt, from Proto-Germanic lūtilaz, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

dim-lit (English): Dimly illuminated

Definitions

  1. Dimly illuminated

Ancestry of “dim-lit”, step by step

dim-lit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlitsimple past tense and past participle of light;...
2Middle EnglishlitAlternative form of light
3Old Englishlȳtlittle, few
4Proto-Germaniclūtilazbent; tending to stoop; crouching; little
5Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

via English Dim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDim(from Bashkir Дим)
2Middle Englishdim—
3Old Englishdim—
4Old Englishdimmdim
5Proto-Germanicdimmazdark; gloomy
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰem-to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure
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