Where does “dunkelschwarz” come from?

dunkelschwarz (German) comes from German Dünkel, 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...

dunkelschwarz (German): deep / intense black

Definitions

  1. deep / intense black

Ancestry of “dunkelschwarz”, step by step

dunkelschwarz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Dünkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDünkelconceit, smugness, arrogance
2Middle High Germantunkel—
3Old High Germantunkalīdark, darkness
4Old High German-ī-ness
5Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
6Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via German Schwärz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwärz—
2Middle High Germanswarz—
3Old High Germanswarzblack
4Proto-West Germanicswartblack
5Proto-Germanicswartazblack
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Old High German -ī →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →