Dunkel
/ˈdʊŋ.kəl/noun
Dark or dim; lacking light.
Did you know?German dunkel is a native Germanic word, and its deeper ancestry likely connects to Proto-Germanic *dunkaz, though its exact prehistory is uncertain.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*dunkaz
“dark, dim, murky”
Old High German
OHG
tunkal
“dark, dim”
Middle High German
MHG
dunkel
“dark, gloomy”
Modern German
German
dunkel
“dark, dim”
Modern English
English
dunkel
“borrowed in limited use, especially in beer styles and German contexts”