Where does “dim” come from?
dim (Indonesian) comes from English dimmer, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
dim (Indonesian): thumb; inch; high-beam headlamp on a road vehicle
Definitions
- thumb; inch; high-beam headlamp on a road vehicle
Ancestry of “dim”, step by step
dim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dimmer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dimmer | A rheostat that is used to vary the intensity of... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch duim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | duim | thumb, the inner-most finger; inch; pintle |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dume | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thūmo | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þūmō | thumb |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þūmô | thumb |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tūm- | to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |