Where does “gloom” come from?
gloom (Middle English) comes from Old English glōm, from Proto-West Germanic glōm, from Proto-Germanic glōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰley-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Ancestry of “gloom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | glōm | gloaming, twilight; darkness; gloom, gloaming;... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | glōm | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | glōmaz | gleam, shimmer, sheen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰley- | to shine |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |
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