Where does “glim” come from?

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

Ancestry of “glim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseglim—
2Proto-Germanicglimōshine, glow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰley-to shine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “glim”

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