Where does “düster” come from?
düster (German) comes from Middle Low German dûster, from Old Saxon thiustri, from Proto-West Germanic þiustrī, from Proto-West Germanic þimstr, from Proto-Germanic þimstraz, from Proto-Indo-European témH-s-ro-s, from Proto-Indo-European temH- — dark.
düster (German): cheerless, melancholy, somber; dark, obscure
Definitions
- cheerless, melancholy, somber; dark, obscure
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