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Where does “glōwan” come from?

glōwan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic glōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁-.

Ancestry of “glōwan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicglōanąto glow
2Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-—

Words derived from “glōwan”

  • glow
  • aglow
  • afterglow
  • glowworm
  • airglow
  • moonglow
  • glowy
  • nightglow
  • gloweth
  • dayglow
  • dayglo
  • foreglow
  • candleglow
  • skyglow
  • sunglow
  • glowest
  • glowlight
  • outglow
  • counterglow
  • glowlamp
  • glowless
  • electroglow
  • overglow
  • reglow
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