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Where does “derkaz” come from?

derkaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰerg-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerg-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

Ancestry of “derkaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerg-o-s—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerg-to dim, darken; dim, dull; dark, dusky
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “derkaz”

  • dark
  • darkness
  • darkly
  • darkening
  • darken
  • darkling
  • darkroom
  • darksome
  • darkey
  • darkish
  • semidarkness
  • darkie
  • darkfield
  • darkside
  • semidark
  • darkeneth
  • photodarkening
  • darknet
  • darkener
  • darkmans
  • darkhorse
  • undarkening
  • darksomeness
  • darkenest
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