Where does “glow up” come from?

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

glow up (Portuguese): glow-up

Definitions

  1. glow-up

Ancestry of “glow up”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishglow-upA major and impressive transformation in...
2EnglishglowTo give off light from heat or to emit light as...
3Middle Englishglouen—
4Old Englishglōwanto glow
5Proto-Germanicglōanąto glow
6Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-to shine, glow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glōaną →Every word from Old English glōwan →