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Where does “Dunkle” come from?

Dunkle (German) comes from German Dünkel, from Middle High German tunkel, from Old High German tunkalī, from Old High German -ī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “Dunkle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDünkelconceit, smugness, arrogance
2Middle High Germantunkel—
3Old High Germantunkalī—
4Old High German-ī-ness
5Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
6Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “Dunkle”

  • Dunkle Materie
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