Where does “aspenglow” come from?

aspenglow (English) comes from English Aspen, from Middle English aspen, from Middle English aspe, from Old English æspe, from Proto-West Germanic *aspu, from Proto-Germanic aspō, from Proto-Indo-European Hosp- — aspen, poplar.

aspenglow (English): The glow on mountaintops at dawn and dusk

Definitions

  1. The glow on mountaintops at dawn and dusk

Ancestry of “aspenglow”, step by step

aspenglow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Aspen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAspenof modern usage, denominated for the aspen tree
2Middle EnglishaspenMade of or pertaining to asp trees
3Middle Englishaspeaspen
4Old Englishæspean aspen
5Proto-West Germanic*aspuaspen
6Proto-Germanicaspōaspen
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHosp-aspen, poplar

via English glow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglowTo give off light from heat or to emit light as...
2Middle Englishglouen—
3Old Englishglōwanto glow
4Proto-Germanicglōanąto glow
5Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-to shine, glow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hosp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aspō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *aspu →