Where does “ściemnieć” come from?

ściemnieć (Polish) comes from Polish ciemnieć, 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.

ściemnieć (Polish): to darken

Definitions

  1. to darken

Ancestry of “ściemnieć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishciemniećto darken
2PolishCiemnydark
3Old Polishciemnydark
4Proto-Slavictьmьnъdark
5Proto-Slavictьmadark, darkness
6Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀdarkness
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьma →