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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

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

Words derived from “duskaz”

  • dusk
  • dusky
  • duskiness
  • duskily
  • duskish
  • dusketh
  • predusk
  • dusklight
  • duskness
  • dusken
  • dusktime
  • duskishly
  • duskishness
  • duskdarter
  • duskless
  • duske
  • dosk
  • deox
  • dux
  • dox
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