Where does “gloomyish” come from?

gloomyish (English) comes from English gloomy, from English gloom, from Middle English gloom, 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;...

gloomyish (English): Somewhat gloomy

Definitions

  1. Somewhat gloomy

Ancestry of “gloomyish”, step by step

gloomyish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gloomy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgloomyNot very illuminated; dim because of darkness,...
2EnglishgloomDarkness, dimness, or obscurity; A depressing,...
3Middle Englishgloom
4Old Englishglōmgloaming, twilight; darkness; gloom, gloaming;...
5Proto-West Germanicglōm
6Proto-Germanicglōmazgleam, shimmer, sheen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰley-to shine
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

via English ish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishishPronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,...
2English-ishTypical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,...
3Middle English-ishAlternative form of -yssh
4Old English-isċ-ish
5Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
6Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
7Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
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