See also dəmus 'dark, clouded over' (CDG 136, LLA 1088). To be compared with PES *dmš 'to wipe out, to efface,' Akk. damāšu 'to wipe; to cover', Arb. dms 'to become heavy, strong (darkness); to bury; to cover, to conceaľ and, most probably, with Mhr. hədmōs 'to dip', Jib. edmís 'to dip', Soq. édməs 'to plant tree saplings into a hole'.