Where does “glimlach” come from?

glimlach (Dutch) comes from Dutch glimmen, from Middle Dutch glimmen, from Old Dutch glimman, from Proto-Germanic glimmaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰley-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

glimlach (Dutch): smile

Definitions

  1. smile

Ancestry of “glimlach”, step by step

glimlach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch glimmen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchglimmento shine, glow, shimmer
2Middle Dutchglimmento shine, to shimmer
3Old Dutchglimman—
4Proto-Germanicglimmaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰley-to shine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

via Dutch lach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlachsmile; laugh
2Middle Dutchlachfirst/third-person singular present indicative of...

Words derived from “glimlach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glimmaną →