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

  1. cheerless, melancholy, somber; dark, obscure

Ancestry of “düster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandûster—
2Old Saxonthiustridark, obscure
3Proto-West Germanicþiustrīdark, gloomy
4Proto-West Germanicþimstrdark, dusky
5Proto-Germanicþimstraz—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantémH-s-ro-s—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantemH-dark

Words derived from “düster”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European temH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European témH-s-ro-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic þimstraz →