dosk
Middle English
/ˈdɔsk/
adj
Definitions
- Dusky; not brightly or lightly-coloured.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English dox (swarthy, dark) inherited from Proto-Germanic *duskaz (dark, smoky).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*duskaz
Gloss
dark, smoky
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
- dusk English
- duskdarter English
- dusken English
- dusketh English
- duskish English
- duskless English
- dusklight English
- duskly English
- duskness English
- dusktime English
- dusky English
- predusk English
- *dʰuh₂s- Proto-Indo-European
- *duskaz Proto-Germanic
- dogga Old English
- dox Old English
- doxian Old English
- dusken Middle English