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
Ancestry of “Götzendämmerung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Dämmerung | dusk; dawn; twilight |
| 2 | Middle High German | demere | — |
| 3 | Old High German | demar | dusk |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þimr | — |