Where does “glimt” come from?
glimt (Danish) comes from Danish glimme, 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;...
glimt (Danish): flash; glint; gleam
Ancestry of “glimt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | glimme | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | glim | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | glimō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰley- | to shine |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |