Where does “glëmb” come from?
glëmb (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian glamba, from Proto-Indo-European glembʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
Ancestry of “glëmb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | glamba | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | glembʰ- | clamp, mass; lump, clamp; to hold, clench |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
Words derived from “glëmb”