Where does “duskless” come from?
duskless (English) comes from English dusk, from Middle English dosk, from Old English dox, from Proto-Germanic duskaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂s-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
duskless (English): Without dusk
Definitions
- Without dusk
Ancestry of “duskless”, step by step
duskless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dusk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dusk | A period of time at the end of day when the sun... |
| 2 | Middle English | dosk | Dusky; not brightly or lightly-coloured |
| 3 | Old English | dox | dark, swarthy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | duskaz | dark, dark-colored, dusky |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂s- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |