Where does “glan” come from?

glan (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic glan, from Proto-Celtic glanos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- — to shine, glow.

glan (Cornish): clean

Definitions

  1. clean

Ancestry of “glan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicglanclean, clear
2Proto-Celticglanosclean; clear
3Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-to shine, glow

Words derived from “glan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →