Where does “glowless” come from?

glowless (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.

glowless (English): Without a glow

Definitions

  1. Without a glow

Ancestry of “glowless”, step by step

glowless 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 less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glōaną →Every word from Old English glōwan →