Where does “dysterhet” come from?

dysterhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish dyster, from Middle Low German dūster, from Old Saxon thiustri, from Proto-West Germanic þiustrī, from Proto-West Germanic þimstr, from Proto-Germanic þimstraz, from Proto-Indo-European témH-s-ro-s, from Proto-Indo-European temH- — dark.

dysterhet (Swedish): gloom

Definitions

  1. gloom

Ancestry of “dysterhet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdystergloomy, depressed, sad; dark, black
2Middle Low Germandūster—
3Old Saxonthiustridark, obscure
4Proto-West Germanicþiustrīdark, gloomy
5Proto-West Germanicþimstrdark, dusky
6Proto-Germanicþimstraz—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantémH-s-ro-s—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeantemH-dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European temH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European témH-s-ro-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic þimstraz →