Where does “gloam” come from?
gloam (English) comes from English gloaming, from Middle English gloming, from Old English glōmung, from Old English glōm, from Proto-West Germanic glōm, from Proto-Germanic glōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰley-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
gloam (English): gloaming; twilight; To begin to grow dark; to...
Definitions
- gloaming; twilight; To begin to grow dark; to...
Ancestry of “gloam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gloaming | Twilight, as at early morning or early evening;... |
| 2 | Middle English | gloming | — |
| 3 | Old English | glōmung | twilight |
| 4 | Old English | glōm | gloaming, twilight; darkness; gloom, gloaming;... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | glōm | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | glōmaz | gleam, shimmer, sheen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰley- | to shine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |