Where does “Dämmerung” come from?
Dämmerung (German) comes from Middle High German demere, from Old High German demar, from Proto-West Germanic þimr.
Dämmerung (German): dusk; dawn; twilight
Ancestry of “Dämmerung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | demere | — |
| 2 | Old High German | demar | dusk |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þimr | — |
Words derived from “Dämmerung”