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Where does “þiustrī” come from?

þiustrī (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-West Germanic þimstr, from Proto-Germanic þimstraz, from Proto-Indo-European témH-s-ro-s, from Proto-Indo-European temH- — dark.

þiustrī (Proto-West Germanic): dark, gloomy

Definitions

  1. dark, gloomy

Ancestry of “þiustrī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicþimstrdark, dusky
2Proto-Germanicþimstraz—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantémH-s-ro-s—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantemH-dark

Words derived from “þiustrī”

  • düster
  • duster
  • duister
  • duuster
  • dûster
  • dü̂ster
  • thiustri
  • thiustri
  • tsjuster
  • thiūstere
  • düster
  • düüster
Every word from Proto-Indo-European temH- →