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Where does “dunkalaz” come from?

dunkalaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʷ- — to smoke, fume.

dunkalaz (Proto-Germanic): dark

Definitions

  1. dark

Ancestry of “dunkalaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʷ-to smoke, fume

Words derived from “dunkalaz”

  • dunkelblau
  • Dunkelheit
  • Helldunkelmalerei
  • dunkelgrün
  • dunkelorange
  • dunkelhäutig
  • dunkelschwarz
  • Dunkelkammer
  • stockdunkel
  • dunkelgrau
  • dunkelrot
  • dunkelgelb
  • dunkel
  • tweedonker
  • schemerdonker
  • donker
  • døkk
  • dökkur
  • døkkr
  • donker
  • dunker
  • tunkal
  • tunkali
  • tuncal
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