Where does “dimmest” come from?

dimmest (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.

dimmest (English): superlative form of dim: most dim

Definitions

  1. superlative form of dim: most dim

Ancestry of “dimmest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdimNot bright or colorful; Not smart or intelligent;...
2Middle Englishdim—
3Old Englishdim—
4Old Englishdimmdim
5Proto-Germanicdimmazdark; gloomy
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰem-to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure
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