Where does “glanceless” come from?
glanceless (English) comes from English glance, from Middle English glenchen, from Old French glacier, from Frankish glīdan, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.
glanceless (English): Not glancing; blind, dim, or lacking sparkle or...
Definitions
- Not glancing; blind, dim, or lacking sparkle or...
Ancestry of “glanceless”, step by step
glanceless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |