Where does “glo” come from?

glo (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch geloven, from Middle Dutch gelôven, from Old Saxon gilōvian, from Proto-West Germanic galaubijan, from Proto-Germanic galaubijaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

glo (Afrikaans): to believe

Definitions

  1. to believe

Ancestry of “glo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgelovento believe, to hold a belief; to believe, to be...
2Middle Dutchgelôvento trust
3Old Saxongilōvianto believe (in)
4Proto-West Germanicgalaubijanto believe
5Proto-Germanicgalaubijanąto praise; commend; to allow; grant; to believe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic galaubijaną