Where does “dimming” come from?
Dimming comes from the present participle of English dim, from Middle English dim, from Old English dimm, from Proto-Germanic dimmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰem-.
dimming (English): present participle of dim; The process of...
Definitions
- present participle of dim; The process of...
Ancestry of “dimming”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dim | Not bright or colorful; Not smart or intelligent;... |
| 2 | Middle English | dim | — |
| 3 | Old English | dim | — |
| 4 | Old English | dimm | dim |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dimmaz | dark; gloomy |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰem- | to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure |
Words derived from “dimming”