*dhem(ə)

The core idea of this root was:

blowing, wafting, smoke

The only English relative that I could find mention of is damp.
The idea of the German dunkel (dark) came from smoke clouding the view.

 

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This root gave rise to 10+ German words.

Word Family 10 words

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