Where does “glow” come from?

glow (Middle English) comes from Old English glīwian, from Proto-Germanic glīwwōną.

glow (Middle English): Alternative form of glewen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of glewen

Ancestry of “glow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishglīwian—
2Proto-Germanicglīwwōną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic glīwwōną →Every word from Old English glīwian →