Where does “dwimor” come from?

dwimor (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic dwemrą, from Proto-Germanic dwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dwimor (Old English): phantom, ghost, apparition; illusion, delusion;...

Definitions

  1. phantom, ghost, apparition; illusion, delusion;...

Ancestry of “dwimor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdwemrąsmoke, vapour; illusion, phantom
2Proto-Germanicdwemanąto smoke; to smoke; fume
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dwimor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwemaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwemrą →