Etymograph

English

endarken

From en- + darken (see en- (“intensifying prefix”)), modelled on enlighten.

Formed from en- + darken

Proto-West Germanic *derk ‘dark’

Proto-West Germanic *dirkinōn ‘to darken’

Old English *deorcnian

Middle English derkenen

English darken

Today it means

verb To render dark or darker.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / endarken