Where does “Donkelheid” come from?

Donkelheid (Limburgish) comes from Luxembourgish donkel, from Middle High German dunkel, from Old High German tunkal, from Proto-Germanic dunkalaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʷ- — to smoke, fume.

Donkelheid (Limburgish): darkness

Definitions

  1. darkness

Ancestry of “Donkelheid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishdonkeldark
2Middle High Germandunkel—
3Old High Germantunkaldark
4Proto-Germanicdunkalazdark
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʷ-to smoke, fume
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dunkalaz →Every word from Old High German tunkal →
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