Where does “ściemnić” come from?

ściemnić (Polish) comes from Polish Ciemny, from Old Polish ciemny, from Proto-Slavic tьmьnъ, from Proto-Slavic tьma, from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- — dark.

ściemnić (Polish): to darken, to dim

Definitions

  1. to darken, to dim

Ancestry of “ściemnić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishCiemnydark
2Old Polishciemnydark
3Proto-Slavictьmьnъdark
4Proto-Slavictьmadark, darkness
5Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀdarkness
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark

Words derived from “ściemnić

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀEvery word from Proto-Slavic tьma