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Where does “dǫkkr” come from?

dǫkkr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic dankwaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʷ-o-.

dǫkkr (Old Norse): Alternative form of døkkr; dark

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of døkkr; dark

Ancestry of “dǫkkr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdankwazdark
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʷ-o-—

Words derived from “dǫkkr”

  • dökkur
  • Dǫkkálfar
  • døkkur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʷ-o- →