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Where does “glōm” come from?

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

Ancestry of “glōm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicglōmazgleam, shimmer, sheen
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰley-to shine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “glōm”

  • gloom
  • gloomy
  • gloomily
  • gloaming
  • gloominess
  • glooming
  • gloomsome
  • begloom
  • semigloom
  • gloomful
  • gloomless
  • gloomth
  • gloomingly
  • ungloomy
  • engloom
  • overgloom
  • gloomish
  • gloomfully
  • ungloomed
  • gloomyish
  • gloumben
  • glomben
  • gloming
  • glommen
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