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
Ancestry of “glimlach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | glimmen | to shine, glow, shimmer |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | glimmen | to shine, to shimmer |
| 3 | Old Dutch | glimman | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | glimmaną | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰley- | to shine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |
Words derived from “glimlach”