Where does “dimmable” come from?

dimmable (English) comes from English Dim, from Middle English dim, from Old English dim, from Old English dimm, from Proto-Germanic dimmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰem- — to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure.

dimmable (English): Able to be dimmed; able to have illumination...

Definitions

  1. Able to be dimmed; able to have illumination...

Ancestry of “dimmable”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dimmable”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dimmaz →Every word from Old English dimm →
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