Etymology

glitten

glit·ten
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Today it means: A cross between a glove and a mitten, often in the form of a fingerless glove with an attached mitten-like flap that can be used to cover the fingers. Full definition →

Middle English glitenen ← Old English glitnian ← Proto-Germanic *glitinōną
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glitten · noun1

Blend of glove + mitten.

glitten · verb2

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*-inōną
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*glitinōną
  3. Old English · inherited fromglitnian
  4. Middle English · inherited fromglitenen
  5. English todayglitten

From Middle English glitenen, from Old English glitnian, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *glitinōną, from a root cognate with Old Norse glitra + Proto-Germanic *-inōną. Ultimately from *ǵʰel- (“to shine, shimmer, glow”). Related to Old English glisnian (“to glisten”), Old English glīdan (“to glide”). Largely displaced by glitter.

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