Where does “Glimmen” come from?

Glimmen (German) comes from German glimmen, from Middle High German glimmen, from Proto-Germanic glimmaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰley-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Glimmen (German): glow

Definitions

  1. glow

Ancestry of “Glimmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanglimmento shine; to glow
2Middle High Germanglimmen—
3Proto-Germanicglimmaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰley-to shine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glimmaną →