glimmen

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈɣlɪmə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • to shine, glow, shimmer

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch glimmen inherited from Old Dutch *glimman inherited from Proto-Germanic *glimmaną derived from Proto-Indo-European *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