Where does “glanceth” come from?
glanceth (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.
glanceth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “glanceth”, step by step
glanceth 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 |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |