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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →