Where does “Düsterkeit” come from?

Düsterkeit (German) comes from German düster, from Middle Low German dûster, from Old Saxon thiustri, from Proto-West Germanic þiustrī, from Proto-West Germanic þimstr, from Proto-Germanic þimstraz, from Proto-Indo-European témH-s-ro-s, from Proto-Indo-European temH- — dark.

Düsterkeit (German): gloominess, dreariness, sombreness; gloom, darkness

Definitions

  1. gloominess, dreariness, sombreness; gloom, darkness

Ancestry of “Düsterkeit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandüstercheerless, melancholy, somber; dark, obscure
2Middle Low Germandûster—
3Old Saxonthiustridark, obscure
4Proto-West Germanicþiustrīdark, gloomy
5Proto-West Germanicþimstrdark, dusky
6Proto-Germanicþimstraz—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantémH-s-ro-s—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeantemH-dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European temH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European témH-s-ro-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic þimstraz →