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Where does “ǵʰley-” come from?

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

ǵʰley- (Proto-Indo-European): to shine

Definitions

  1. to shine

Ancestry of “ǵʰley-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “ǵʰley-”

  • gloom
  • gloomy
  • gleam
  • gleaming
  • gloomily
  • gloaming
  • gloominess
  • glooming
  • agleam
  • gleamy
  • gleamingly
  • foregleam
  • gloomsome
  • begloom
  • semigloom
  • gloomful
  • gloomless
  • gloomth
  • gleamer
  • gloomingly
  • ungloomy
  • engloom
  • overgloom
  • gloomish
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