Where does “däischteren” come from?

däischteren (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish däischter, from Middle High German diuster, from Old High German *thiustri, from Proto-West Germanic þiustrī, from Proto-West Germanic þimstr, from Proto-Germanic þimstraz, from Proto-Indo-European témH-s-ro-s, from Proto-Indo-European temH- — dark.

däischteren (Luxembourgish): to darken

Definitions

  1. to darken

Ancestry of “däischteren”, step by step

däischteren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish däischter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishdäischterdark
2Middle High Germandiuster—
3Old High German*thiustri—
4Proto-West Germanicþiustrīdark, gloomy
5Proto-West Germanicþimstrdark, dusky
6Proto-Germanicþimstraz—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantémH-s-ro-s—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeantemH-dark

via Luxembourgish en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishenIndefinite article; a, an; unstressed form of...
2Old High Germaneinone; only
3Proto-West Germanicainone
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European temH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European témH-s-ro-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic þimstraz →