Etymograph

English

glitten

Blend of glove + mitten.

A blend of glove + mitten

Proto-Germanic *galōfô

Proto-West Germanic *galōfō

Old English glōf ‘a glove’

Middle English glove ‘a glove or gauntlet’

English glove

Old French mitaine

Middle English myteyne ‘a glove or mitten’

English mitten

Today it means

noun 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.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / glitten