Where does “glem” come from?

glem (Middle English) comes from Old English glæm, from Proto-Germanic glaimiz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰley-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Ancestry of “glem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishglæmgleam
2Proto-Germanicglaimizbrightness, splendour
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰley-to shine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “glem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glaimiz →
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