Where does “Glühbirne” come from?

Glühbirne (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.

Glühbirne (German): light bulb

Definitions

  1. light bulb

Ancestry of “Glühbirne”, step by step

Glühbirne 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 Birne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBirnepear; lightbulb; head, bonce, noggin
2Middle High Germanbire—
3Old High Germanbirapear
4Vulgar Latinpira—
5Latinpiruma pear

Words derived from “Glühbirne”

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