Where does “predusk” come from?

predusk (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.

predusk (English): Before dusk

Definitions

  1. Before dusk

Ancestry of “predusk”, step by step

predusk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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 English pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreBefore; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To...
2Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
3Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-
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