Where does “glōwan” come from?

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

glōwan (Old English): to glow

Definitions

  1. to glow

Ancestry of “glōwan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “glōwan”

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