English
gloomward
From gloom + -ward.
Formed from gloom + -ward
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- ‘to gleam, shimmer, glow’
Proto-Germanic *glōmaz ‘gleam, shimmer, sheen’
Proto-West Germanic *glōm
Old English glōm ‘gloaming, twilight, darkness’
Middle English *gloom
English gloom
Today it means
adj Toward gloom.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gloomward