Where does “dunkelweiß” come from?
dunkelweiß (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...
dunkelweiß (German): dark white i.e. light grey
Definitions
- dark white i.e. light grey
Ancestry of “dunkelweiß”, step by step
dunkelweiß traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Dünkel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Dünkel | conceit, smugness, arrogance |
| 2 | Middle High German | tunkel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | tunkalī | dark, darkness |
| 4 | Old High German | -ī | -ness |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |