Where does “dysterkvist” come from?
dysterkvist (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.
dysterkvist (Swedish): A person prone to sadness and gloom
Definitions
- A person prone to sadness and gloom
Ancestry of “dysterkvist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | dyster | gloomy, depressed, sad; dark, black |
| 2 | Middle Low German | dūster | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | thiustri | dark, obscure |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þiustrī | dark, gloomy |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þimstr | dark, dusky |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þimstraz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | témH-s-ro-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | temH- | dark |