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Where does “dunkel” come from?

dunkel (German) comes from Middle High German tunkel, from Old High German tunkalī, from Old High German -ī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

dunkel (German): conceit, smugness, arrogance

Definitions

  1. conceit, smugness, arrogance

Ancestry of “dunkel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantunkel—
2Old High Germantunkalī—
3Old High German-ī-ness
4Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
5Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “dunkel”

  • dünkelhaft
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