Where does “gleaming” come from?

Gleaming comes from Middle English gleme, from Old English glæm, from Proto-Germanic glaimiz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰley-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- meaning to shine or glow.

gleaming (English): Having a bright sheen; A flash of reflected...

Definitions

  1. Having a bright sheen; A flash of reflected...

Ancestry of “gleaming”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgleamA small or indistinct shaft or stream of light; A...
2Middle Englishglem—
3Old Englishglæmgleam
4Proto-Germanicglaimizbrightness, splendour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰley-to shine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “gleaming”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glaimiz →