Where does “Götzendämmerung” come from?

Götzendämmerung (German) comes from German Dämmerung, from Middle High German demere, from Old High German demar, from Proto-West Germanic þimr.

Götzendämmerung (German): twilight of the idols

Definitions

  1. twilight of the idols

Ancestry of “Götzendämmerung”, step by step

Götzendämmerung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Dämmerung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDämmerungdusk; dawn; twilight
2Middle High Germandemere—
3Old High Germandemardusk
4Proto-West Germanicþimr—

via German Götzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGötzengenitive singular of Götze; dative singular of...
2GermanGötzeidol; any image; a mask, a mummer; fool
Every word from Proto-West Germanic þimr →Every word from Old High German demar →Every word from Middle High German demere →