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- — to grow, nourish.

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

glumal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English AL

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-to grow, nourish

via English glume

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglumeA basal, membranous, outer sterile husk or bract...
2Latinglumahusk of grain; chaff
3LatingluboI strip the bark from a tree, I peel, I shuck; I...
4Proto-Italicglouβōto split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglewbʰ-to split
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →