Where does “gloumben” come from?

gloumben (Middle English) comes from Middle English glom, 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;...

gloumben (Middle English): to frown, look sullen

Definitions

  1. to frown, look sullen

Ancestry of “gloumben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishglomgloom
2Old Englishglōmgloaming, twilight; darkness; gloom, gloaming;...
3Proto-West Germanicglōm—
4Proto-Germanicglōmazgleam, shimmer, sheen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰley-to shine
6Proto-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 glōmaz →