Where does “dimmur” come from?

dimmur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse dimmr, from Proto-Germanic dimmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰem- — to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure.

dimmur (Icelandic): dark; deep, low in pitch; grave

Definitions

  1. dark; deep, low in pitch; grave

Ancestry of “dimmur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedimmrdark, gloomy
2Proto-Germanicdimmazdark; gloomy
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰem-to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dimmaz →Every word from Old Norse dimmr →
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