glint

English

/ɡlɪnt/

noun
Definitions
  • A short flash of light.

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots glint derived from Middle English glenten (flash, gleam, shine) derived from Middle High German glinzen derived from Proto-Germanic *glintaną derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (glow, gleam, shimmer, shine), *ǵʰley- (glow, gleam, shimmer, shine).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰley-

Gloss

glow, gleam, shimmer, shine

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji
🌟 ⭐️ 🌟 🌠 💡 🔦 🕯️

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms