Where does “dusken” come from?

dusken (English) comes from English en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

dusken (English): To make dusky or obscure; To grow or become dusky

Definitions

  1. To make dusky or obscure; To grow or become dusky

Ancestry of “dusken”, step by step

dusken traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenAbbreviation of English; The name of the...
2Frenchenin; to; by
3Middle Frenchenon; on to
4Old Frenchenin; inside; on; upon; in
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English dusk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishduskA period of time at the end of day when the sun...
2Middle EnglishdoskDusky; not brightly or lightly-coloured
3Old Englishdoxdark, swarthy
4Proto-Germanicduskazdark, dark-colored, dusky
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂s-
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Old English doxian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdoxianto become dark in color
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én
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