Etymograph

English

semidark

From semi- + dark.

Formed from semi- + dark

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English semi-

Proto-West Germanic *derk

Old English deorc

Middle English derk

English dark

Today it means

noun semidarkness

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “semidark”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / semidark