Where does “dimm” come from?

dimm (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic dimmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰem- — to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure.

dimm (Old English): dim

Definitions

  1. dim

Ancestry of “dimm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdimmazdark; gloomy
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰem-to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure

Words derived from “dimm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dimmaz →