Where does “Glühen” come from?

Glühen (German) comes 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.

Glühen (German): gerund of glühen; glow; incandescence

Definitions

  1. gerund of glühen; glow; incandescence

Ancestry of “Glühen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Glühen”

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