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