Where does “Glühstrumpf” come from?

Glühstrumpf (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.

Glühstrumpf (German): gas mantle

Definitions

  1. gas mantle

Ancestry of “Glühstrumpf”, step by step

Glühstrumpf 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 strumpf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrumpfstocking; hose women’s undergarment covering the foot, the lower leg, and part of the thigh
2Middle High Germanstrumpf—
3Old High German*strumpf—
4Proto-Germanicstrumpazstem, stalk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glōaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *glōan →