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
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- glimlach Dutch, Flemish
- glimworm Dutch, Flemish
- lach Dutch, Flemish
- ontglimmen Dutch, Flemish
- verglimmen Dutch, Flemish
- worm Dutch, Flemish
- *ǵʰley- Proto-Indo-European
- *glaimiz Proto-Germanic
- *glimmaną Proto-Germanic
- *glimō Proto-Germanic
- *glintaną Proto-Germanic
- *glōmaz Proto-Germanic
- glimeren Middle English
- grinn Irish
- glimmen Middle Dutch
- glimlag Afrikaans
- grinn Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- glimmen Middle High German
- *glimman Old Dutch
- *glēwos Proto-Celtic