Where does “duncal” come from?

duncal (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch dunkal, from Proto-Germanic dunkalaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʷ- — to smoke, fume.

duncal (Old Dutch): dark

Definitions

  1. dark

Ancestry of “duncal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdunkal—
2Proto-Germanicdunkalazdark
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʷ-to smoke, fume
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dunkalaz →Every word from Old Dutch dunkal →