Where does “glow-up” come from?

glow-up (English) comes from English glow, from Middle English glouen, from Old English glōwan, from Proto-Germanic glōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- — to shine, glow.

glow-up (English): A major and impressive transformation in...

Definitions

  1. A major and impressive transformation in...

Ancestry of “glow-up”, step by step

glow-up traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English glow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglowTo give off light from heat or to emit light as...
2Middle Englishglouen—
3Old Englishglōwanto glow
4Proto-Germanicglōanąto glow
5Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-to shine, glow

via English up

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishupAway from the surface of the Earth or other...
2Middle Englishupto a vertical axis
3Old Englishuppup; upstairs
4Proto-West Germanic*upp—

Words derived from “glow-up”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glōaną →Every word from Old English glōwan →
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