Where does “dim” come from?
dim (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse dimmr, from Proto-Germanic dimmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰem- — to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure.
dim (Norwegian Bokmål): dim; to have bad vision
Ancestry of “dim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | dimmr | dark, gloomy |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | dimmaz | dark; gloomy |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰem- | to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure |