glime

The story

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*glīmô
2. Norwegian Nynorsk · borrowed fromglim“glimpse, glimmer”
3. Scots · borrowed fromglim“glance, glimpse”
4. Middle English · inherited fromglimme“radiance, brightness”
5. English todayglime

Of uncertain origin. Probably from Middle English glimme (“radiance, brightness”) (whence glim), Scots glim (“glance, glimpse”) or Norwegian Nynorsk glim (“glimpse, glimmer”), all from Proto-Germanic *glīmô. Compare glim, gleam, glimmer, glimpse. The noun is derived from the verb.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from 17th c. To glance (at); to look sideways.
• from late 19th c. A sideways glance.