Where does “glitten” come from?
glitten (English) comes from English glove, from Middle English glove, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
glitten (English): A cross between a glove and a mitten, often in...
Definitions
- A cross between a glove and a mitten, often in...
Ancestry of “glitten”, step by step
glitten traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English glove
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glove | An item of clothing other than a mitten, covering... |
| 2 | Middle English | glove | A glove or gauntlet hand covering |
| 3 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 4 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 5 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English mitten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mitten | A type of glove or garment that covers a hand... |
| 2 | Middle English | myteyne | A glove or mitten |
| 3 | Old French | mitaine | mitten |
| 4 | Frankish | mitamo | — |
| 5 | Frankish | mitti | midpoint |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | midją | middle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |