English word dusk comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-, and later Proto-Germanic *duskaz (Dark, dark-colored, dusky.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*dʰewh₂- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to rise in smoke |
*dʰwes- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*dʰuskos | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*duskaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Dark, dark-colored, dusky. |
dox | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
duske | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
dusk | English (en) | (intransitive) To begin to lose light or whiteness; to grow dusk.. (transitive) To make dusk. Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky. A darkish colour.. A period of time at the end of day when the sun is below the horizon but before the full onset of night, especially the darker part of twilight. |