Where does “glimlag” come from?

glimlag (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch glimlach, from Dutch glimmen, from Middle Dutch glimmen, from Old Dutch glimman, from Proto-Germanic glimmaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰley-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

glimlag (Afrikaans): smile; to smile

Definitions

  1. smile; to smile

Ancestry of “glimlag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchglimlachsmile
2Dutchglimmento shine, glow, shimmer
3Middle Dutchglimmento shine, to shimmer
4Old Dutchglimman—
5Proto-Germanicglimmaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰley-to shine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glimmaną →