dim

dim · adjective, noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*dʰem-“to whisk, smoke; obscure”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*dimmaz“dark”
3. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*dimm
4. Old English · derived fromdim
5. Middle English · derived fromdim
6. English todaydim

From Middle English dim, dym, from Old English dim, dimm (“dim, dark, gloomy; wretched, grievous, sad, unhappy”), from Proto-West Germanic *dimm, from Proto-Germanic *dimmaz (“dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰem- (“to whisk, smoke; obscure”). Compare Faroese dimmur (“dark”), Icelandic dimmur (“dark”) and dimma (“darkness”).

Dim · proper noun²

From Bashkir.