Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light. · Extinguished. · Deprived of sight; blind. · Transmitting, reflecting, or receiving inadequate light to render timely discernment or comprehension
From Middle English derk, from Old English deorc, from Proto-West Germanic *derk (“dark”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerg- (“dim, dull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“dull, dirty”).
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