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Where does “gloeien” come from?

gloeien (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gloeyen, from Old Dutch gluoien, from Proto-West Germanic *glōan, from Proto-Germanic glōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁-.

gloeien (Dutch): to glow

Definitions

  1. to glow

Ancestry of “gloeien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgloeyento glow
2Old Dutchgluoien—
3Proto-West Germanic*glōan—
4Proto-Germanicglōanąto glow
5Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-—

Words derived from “gloeien”

  • glow-lamp
  • gloeikous
  • alpengloeien
  • gloeidraad
  • gloeilamp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →