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Where does “dirkinōn” come from?

dirkinōn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-West Germanic derk, from Proto-Germanic derkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerg-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerg-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

dirkinōn (Proto-West Germanic): to darken, to become dark; to darken, to make...

Definitions

  1. to darken, to become dark; to darken, to make...

Ancestry of “dirkinōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicderkdirty; dark
2Proto-Germanicderkaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerg-o-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerg-to dim, darken; dim, dull; dark, dusky
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “dirkinōn”

  • darkening
  • darken
  • darkeneth
  • photodarkening
  • darkener
  • undarkening
  • darkenest
  • darkeningly
  • bedarken
  • endarken
  • antidarkening
  • derkenen
  • dirkenen
  • deorcnian
  • diercnian
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