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Where does “skyglow” come from?

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

skyglow (English): The illumination of the sky above populated...

Definitions

  1. The illumination of the sky above populated...

Ancestry of “skyglow”, step by step

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