Where does “þimstr” come from?
þimstr (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic þimstraz, from Proto-Indo-European témH-s-ro-s, from Proto-Indo-European temH- — dark.
þimstr (Proto-West Germanic): dark, dusky
Definitions
- dark, dusky
Ancestry of “þimstr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þimstraz | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | témH-s-ro-s | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | temH- | dark |