Where does “dimmmorreyður” come from?

dimmmorreyður (Faroese) comes from Faroese morreyður, from Old Norse mórauðr, from Old Norse rauðr, from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnā, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dimmmorreyður (Faroese): a darker tone of morreyður

Definitions

  1. a darker tone of morreyður

Ancestry of “dimmmorreyður”, step by step

dimmmorreyður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese morreyður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesemorreyðurreddish brown, peat-coloured; risqué
2Old Norsemórauðr—
3Old Norserauðrred
4Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
5Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
6Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Faroese dimmur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesedimmurdark
2Old Norsedimmrdark, gloomy
3Proto-Germanicdimmazdark; gloomy
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰem-to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →