Where does “alpenglow” come from?

alpenglow (English) 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.

alpenglow (English): A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or...

Definitions

  1. A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or...

Ancestry of “alpenglow”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glōaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *glōan →