Where does “glanhe” come from?

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

glanhe (Cornish): to clean

Definitions

  1. to clean

Ancestry of “glanhe”, step by step

glanhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish glan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishglanclean
2Proto-Brythonicglanclean, clear
3Proto-Celticglanosclean; clear
4Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-to shine, glow

via Cornish he

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishhe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁-