Where does “dimmr” come from?

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

dimmr (Old Norse): dark, gloomy

Definitions

  1. dark, gloomy

Ancestry of “dimmr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dimmr”

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