Where does “Alpenglühen” come from?

Alpenglühen (German) comes from German Glühen, from Middle High German glüejen, from Old High German gluoen, from Proto-West Germanic *glōan, from Proto-Germanic glōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- — to shine, glow.

Alpenglühen (German): alpenglow

Definitions

  1. alpenglow

Ancestry of “Alpenglühen”, step by step

Alpenglühen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Glühen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGlühengerund of glühen; glow; incandescence
2Middle High Germanglüejen—
3Old High Germangluoento glow
4Proto-West Germanic*glōanto glow
5Proto-Germanicglōanąto glow
6Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-to shine, glow

via German Alpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAlpenthe Alps; alps
2Middle High Germanalben—
3Old High Germanalbaalpine pasture; alp
4Proto-West Germanic*albijā—

Words derived from “Alpenglühen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glōaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *glōan →
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