Where does “upglance” come from?
upglance (English) comes from English glance, from Middle English glenchen, from Old French glacier, from Frankish glīdan, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.
upglance (English): An upwards glance
Definitions
- An upwards glance
Ancestry of “upglance”, step by step
upglance traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English glance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glance | To look briefly; To graze at a surface; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | glenchen | (of a weapon) to glance, graze |
| 3 | Old French | glacier | to slip, make slippery; to slip, slide |
| 4 | Frankish | glīdan | to slide, glide; to glide, to slide |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | glīdaną | to glide; slide |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰleydʰ- | to glide |