Where does “alpengloed” come from?
alpengloed (Dutch) comes from German Alpenglühen, from German Glühen, from Middle High German glüejen, from Old High German gluoen, from Proto-West Germanic *glōan, from Proto-Germanic glōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- — to shine, glow.
alpengloed (Dutch): alpenglow
Definitions
- alpenglow
Ancestry of “alpengloed”, step by step
alpengloed traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Alpenglühen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Alpenglühen | alpenglow |
| 2 | German | Glühen | gerund of glühen; glow; incandescence |
| 3 | Middle High German | glüejen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | gluoen | to glow |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *glōan | to glow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | glōaną | to glow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *ǵʰleh₁- | to shine, glow |