Where does “glowen” come from?

glowen (Middle English) comes from Old English glōwan, from Proto-Germanic glōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- — to shine, glow.

glowen (Middle English): To glow; to emit brightness and warmth; To emit...

Definitions

  1. To glow; to emit brightness and warmth; To emit...

Ancestry of “glowen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishglōwanto glow
2Proto-Germanicglōanąto glow
3Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-to shine, glow

Words derived from “glowen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glōaną →Every word from Old English glōwan →