Where does “duskaz” come from?

duskaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂s-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

duskaz (Proto-Germanic): dark, dark-colored, dusky

Definitions

  1. dark, dark-colored, dusky

Ancestry of “duskaz”, step by step

duskaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂s-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂s-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Proto-Indo-European dʰwēs-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwēs-to breathe

Words derived from “duskaz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂s- →
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