Where does “glumly” come from?
Glumly derives from Middle English -ly, Old English -līċ, Proto-Germanic -līkaz, and Proto-Germanic galīkaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots ḱóm and līg-.
glumly (English): In a glum manner
Ancestry of “glumly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | glum | despondent; moody; sullen; To look sullen; to be... |
| 2 | Middle English | glomen | — |
| 3 | Middle English | glom | gloom |
| 4 | Old English | glōm | gloaming, twilight; darkness; gloom, gloaming;... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | glōm | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | glōmaz | gleam, shimmer, sheen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰley- | to shine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |