Where does “gloom” come from?

Gloom comes from Old English glōm, from Proto-West Germanic glōm, from Proto-Germanic glōmaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots ǵʰley- and ǵʰel-.

gloom (English): Darkness, dimness, or obscurity; A depressing,...

Definitions

  1. Darkness, dimness, or obscurity; A depressing,...

Ancestry of “gloom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgloom—
2Old Englishglōmgloaming, twilight; darkness; gloom, gloaming;...
3Proto-West Germanicglōm—
4Proto-Germanicglōmazgleam, shimmer, sheen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰley-to shine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “gloom”

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