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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-.

alpengloeien (Dutch): alpenglow

Definitions

  1. alpenglow

Ancestry of “alpengloeien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAlpenglühenalpenglow
2GermanGlühengerund of glühen; glow; incandescence
3Middle High Germanglüejen—
4Old High Germangluoento glow
5Proto-West Germanic*glōan—
6Proto-Germanicglōanąto glow
7Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →