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

  1. A person prone to sadness and gloom

Ancestry of “dysterkvist”, step by step

dysterkvist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish dyster

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

via Swedish kvist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkvista twig; a stick; a dormer
2Old Norsekvistrtwig, branch
3Proto-Germanickwastuztuft; tassel
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷes-twig; leafwork
Every word from Proto-Indo-European temH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European témH-s-ro-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic þimstraz →