Where does “alpengloeien” come from?

alpengloeien (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.

alpengloeien (Dutch): alpenglow

Definitions

  1. alpenglow

Ancestry of “alpengloeien”, step by step

alpengloeien traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Alpenglühen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAlpenglühenalpenglow
2GermanGlühengerund of glühen; glow; incandescence
3Middle High Germanglüejen—
4Old High Germangluoento glow
5Proto-West Germanic*glōanto glow
6Proto-Germanicglōanąto glow
7Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-to shine, glow

via Dutch gloeien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgloeiento glow
2Middle Dutchgloeyento glow
3Old Dutchgluoien—

via Dutch Alpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchAlpenAlps
2Middle Dutchalpen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glōaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *glōan →