Where does “glance” come from?
Glance comes from Middle English glacen, from Old French glacier meaning to slip or slide, from Frankish glīdan, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ-.
glance (English): To look briefly; To graze at a surface; To...
Definitions
- To look briefly; To graze at a surface; To...
Ancestry of “glance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | glenchen | — |
| 2 | Old French | glacier | to slip, make slippery; to slip, slide |
| 3 | Frankish | glīdan | to slide, glide; to glide, to slide |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | glīdaną | to glide; slide |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰleydʰ- | to glide |
Words derived from “glance”