Where does “nihtglom” come from?

nihtglom (Old English) comes from Old English glōm, from Proto-West Germanic glōm, from Proto-Germanic glōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰley-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

nihtglom (Old English): darkness of night

Definitions

  1. darkness of night

Ancestry of “nihtglom”, step by step

nihtglom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English glōm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishglōmgloaming, twilight; darkness; gloom, gloaming;...
2Proto-West Germanicglōm—
3Proto-Germanicglōmazgleam, shimmer, sheen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰley-to shine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

via Old English niht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnihtnight; day
2Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glōmaz →
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