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