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Where does “dimmaz” come from?

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

dimmaz (Proto-Germanic): dark; gloomy

Definitions

  1. dark; gloomy

Ancestry of “dimmaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dimmaz”

  • dim
  • dimly
  • dimmer
  • dimming
  • dimmest
  • dimwit
  • dimmish
  • bedim
  • dimmable
  • undimming
  • dimish
  • dimmeth
  • dimmy
  • undimmable
  • dim-headed
  • global dimming
  • dimbus
  • dimmen
  • dim
  • dim
  • dim
  • dym
  • dimm
  • dim
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