Where does “undimmable” come from?
undimmable (English) comes from English dimmable, 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.
undimmable (English): Not capable of being dimmed
Definitions
- Not capable of being dimmed
Ancestry of “undimmable”, step by step
undimmable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dimmable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dimmable | Able to be dimmed; able to have illumination... |
| 2 | English | Dim | (from Bashkir Дим) |
| 3 | Middle English | dim | — |
| 4 | Old English | dim | — |
| 5 | Old English | dimm | dim |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dimmaz | dark; gloomy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰem- | to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |