Where does “glimme” come from?

glimme (Danish) comes from Old Norse glim, from Proto-Germanic glimō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰley-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Ancestry of “glimme”, step by step

glimme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse glim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseglim
2Proto-Germanicglimōshine, glow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰley-to shine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

via Old Norse glima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseglima

Words derived from “glimme

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰley-Every word from Proto-Germanic glimō