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English word glow comes from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel-, Proto-Indo-European *gʰloh₁-, and later Proto-Germanic *glōaną (To glow.)
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*ǵʰel- (Proto-Indo-European)
to shine , to shimmer, gleam, gold
*gʰloh₁- (Proto-Indo-European)
*glōaną (Proto-Germanic)
To glow.
glowan (Old English)
To glow.
glōwan (Old English)
glowen (Middle English)
glow (English)
(intransitive) To feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn.. (transitive) To make hot; to flush.. To gaze especially passionately at something.. To give off light from heat or to emit light as if heated.. To radiate some emotional quality like light.. To radiate thermal heat.. To shine brightly and steadily. The brilliance or warmth of [...]