donker
Afrikaans
/ˈdɔŋ.kər/
adj
Definitions
- dark
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish donker (dark) inherited from Middle Dutch donker inherited from Old Dutch *dunkal inherited from Proto-Germanic *dunkalaz (dark).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*dunkalaz
Gloss
dark
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
暗, 闇, 冥
Emoji
🌑 🕶️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aardedonker Dutch, Flemish
- donker Dutch, Flemish
- donkerte Dutch, Flemish
- pikdonker Dutch, Flemish
- schemerdonker Dutch, Flemish
- tweedonker Dutch, Flemish
- *dʰengʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *dunkalaz Proto-Germanic
- dongker Indonesian
- donker Middle Dutch
- tunkal Old High German
- donkerte Afrikaans
- *dunkal Old Dutch
- dungru Sranan Tongo