Where does “døkkur” come from?

døkkur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse døkkr, from Proto-Germanic dankwaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʷ-o-.

døkkur (Faroese): dark

Definitions

  1. dark

Ancestry of “døkkur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedøkkrdark
2Proto-Germanicdankwazdark
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʷ-o-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʷ-o- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dankwaz →Every word from Old Norse døkkr →
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