Where does “Glühfaden” come from?

Glühfaden (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.

Glühfaden (German): filament

Definitions

  1. filament

Ancestry of “Glühfaden”, step by step

Glühfaden 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 faden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfadenyarn, thread
2Middle High Germanvademthread
3Old High Germanfadum—
4Proto-Germanic*faþm—
5Proto-Germanicfaþmazoutstretched arms; embrace; fathom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glōaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *glōan →