Where does “glæm” come from?

glæm (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic glaimiz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰley-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

glæm (Old English): gleam

Definitions

  1. gleam

Ancestry of “glæm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicglaimizbrightness, splendour
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰley-to shine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “glæm”

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