Where does “Glimmentladung” come from?
Glimmentladung (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;...
Glimmentladung (German): glow discharge
Ancestry of “Glimmentladung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | glimmen | to shine; to glow |
| 2 | Middle High German | glimmen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | glimmaną | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰley- | to shine |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |