Where does “dämmern” come from?

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

dämmern (German): to dawn (of day, morning); to fall (of dusk, evening)

Definitions

  1. to dawn (of day, morning); to fall (of dusk, evening)

Ancestry of “dämmern”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dämmern”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic þimr →Every word from Old High German demar →Every word from Middle High German demere →