English
glare
Glare comes from Proto-West Germanic *glarōn ‘to shine like glass’.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*glarōn‘to shine like glass’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150*glærianreconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500glaren
- Englishearliest quotation 1667glare
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*glarōn‘to shine like glass’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150*glærianreconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500glaren
- Englishearliest quotation 1667glare
Earliest quotation: 1667, John Milton, Book IV: “About them round, / A lion now he stalks…”
Every English word from Proto-West Germanic *glarōn
Today it means
noun An intense, blinding light.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *glarōn / glare