schemeren
Meaning
to be dusky, to be in twilight
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsxeː.mə.rə(n)/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch schemeren, from a West Germanic frequentative of Proto-Germanic *skimō (“shadow, spectre”), related to *skīnaną (“to shine”). The -m- probably goes back to an old Proto-Indo-European abstract noun-forming suffix *-mo-, similar to *helmaz.
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