Where does “eyeglance” come from?
eyeglance (English) comes from English Eye, from English -some, from Middle English -som, from Old English sum, from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic sumaz, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
eyeglance (English): A glance of the eye
Definitions
- A glance of the eye
Ancestry of “eyeglance”, step by step
eyeglance traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Eye
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Eye | A place name |
| 2 | English | -some | Characterized by some specific condition or... |
| 3 | Middle English | -som | some; having a specific quality |
| 4 | Old English | sum | some |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sum | some |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sumaz | some (one), a certain (one) |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via English glance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glance | To look briefly; To graze at a surface; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | glenchen | (of a weapon) to glance, graze |
| 3 | Old French | glacier | to slip, make slippery; to slip, slide |
| 4 | Frankish | glīdan | to slide, glide; to glide, to slide |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | glīdaną | to glide; slide |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰleydʰ- | to glide |