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-.
Alpenglühen (German): alpenglow
Ancestry of “Alpenglühen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Glühen | gerund of glühen; glow; incandescence |
| 2 | Middle High German | glüejen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gluoen | to glow |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *glōan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | glōaną | to glow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *ǵʰleh₁- | — |