Where does “Dunkelkammer” come from?
Dunkelkammer (German) comes from German kammer, from Middle High German kamer, from Old High German chamara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati — to bend, to curve.
Dunkelkammer (German): darkroom
Definitions
- darkroom
Ancestry of “Dunkelkammer”, step by step
Dunkelkammer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German kammer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kammer | chamber; room |
| 2 | Middle High German | kamer | — |
| 3 | Old High German | chamara | — |
| 4 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via German Dünkel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Dünkel | conceit, smugness, arrogance |
| 2 | Middle High German | tunkel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | tunkalī | dark, darkness |
| 4 | Old High German | -ī | -ness |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |