Where does “donkel” come from?
donkel (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German dunkel, from Old High German tunkal, from Proto-Germanic dunkalaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʷ- — to smoke, fume.
donkel (Luxembourgish): dark
Ancestry of “donkel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | dunkel | — |
| 2 | Old High German | tunkal | dark |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dunkalaz | dark |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰengʷ- | to smoke, fume |
Words derived from “donkel”