Where does “duuster” come from?
duuster (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Low German dü̂ster, from Old Saxon 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.
Ancestry of “duuster”, step by step
duuster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German dü̂ster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | dü̂ster | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | thiustri | dark, obscure |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þiustrī | dark, gloomy |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þimstr | dark, dusky |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þimstraz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | témH-s-ro-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | temH- | dark |
via Old Dutch thiustri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | thiustri | — |