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Where does “Gletscher” come from?

Gletscher (Alemannic German) comes from Romansch glatscher, from Latin glaciarium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.

Gletscher (Alemannic German): glacier

Definitions

  1. glacier

Ancestry of “Gletscher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanschglatscher—
2Latinglaciariumglacier
3Latin-ārium—
4Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
5Proto-Italic*-om—
6Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—

Words derived from “Gletscher”

  • Gletschereis
  • Gletscher
  • Gletscherspalte
  • Salzgletscher
  • gletsjermolen
  • gletsjer
  • gletsjerkunde
  • глечер
  • glečer
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