Where does “glans” come from?

glans (Danish) comes from Middle High German glanz, from Old High German glanz, from Proto-Germanic *glantaz, from Proto-Germanic gʰlond-o-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlend- — to shine; sparkle; look.

glans (Danish): the quality of being shiny; glamour,...

Definitions

  1. the quality of being shiny; glamour,...

Ancestry of “glans”, step by step

glans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German glanz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanglanz—
2Old High Germanglanzbright
3Proto-Germanic*glantaz—
4Proto-Germanicgʰlond-o-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰlend-to shine; sparkle; look

via Latin glāns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinglānsan acorn, nut; any acorn-shaped fruit; a beechnut, chestnut
2Proto-Italicglānts—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₂-acorn

Words derived from “glans”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlend- →