Where does “glim” come from?

glim (English) comes from Middle English glim, from Old Norse glim, from Proto-Germanic glimō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰley-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

glim (English): brightness; splendour; A light; a candle; a...

Definitions

  1. brightness; splendour; A light; a candle; a...

Ancestry of “glim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishglim—
2Old Norseglim—
3Proto-Germanicglimōshine, glow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰley-to shine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “glim”

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