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

Definitions

  1. dusk; dawn; twilight

Ancestry of “Dämmerung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandemere—
2Old High Germandemardusk
3Proto-West Germanicþimr—

Words derived from “Dämmerung”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic þimr →Every word from Old High German demar →Every word from Middle High German demere →