Dusk etymology

English

English word dusk comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-, and later Proto-Germanic *duskaz (Dark, dark-colored, dusky.)

Detailed word origin of dusk

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*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.

Words with the same origin as dusk

Descendants of *dʰewh₂-

dairy dew downtown teenage