Where does “dungru” come from?

dungru (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch donker, from Middle Dutch donker, from Old Dutch dunkal, from Proto-Germanic dunkalaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʷ- — to smoke, fume.

dungru (Sranan Tongo): dark

Definitions

  1. dark

Ancestry of “dungru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdonkerdark; darkness, the dark
2Middle Dutchdonker—
3Old Dutchdunkal—
4Proto-Germanicdunkalazdark
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʷ-to smoke, fume
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʷ- →