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Where does “glumal” come from?

glumal (English) comes from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

glumal (English): Characterized by a glume, or having the nature of...

Definitions

  1. Characterized by a glume, or having the nature of...

Ancestry of “glumal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
2Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
3Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
4Old Dutchāl—
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →