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Where does “gloed” come from?

gloed (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gloet, from Old Dutch gluod, from Proto-Germanic glōdiz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

gloed (Dutch): glow; emanating heat from something that glows

Definitions

  1. glow; emanating heat from something that glows

Ancestry of “gloed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgloet—
2Old Dutchgluod—
3Proto-Germanicglōdizglow; heat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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