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Where does “dosk” come from?

dosk (Middle English) comes from Old English dox, from Proto-Germanic duskaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂s-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dosk (Middle English): Dusky; not brightly or lightly-coloured

Definitions

  1. Dusky; not brightly or lightly-coloured

Ancestry of “dosk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdoxdark, swarthy
2Proto-Germanicduskazdark, dark-colored, dusky
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂s-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dosk”

  • dusk
  • dusky
  • duskiness
  • duskily
  • duskish
  • dusketh
  • predusk
  • dusklight
  • duskness
  • dusktime
  • dusken
  • duskishly
  • duskdarter
  • duskishness
  • duskless
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