Where does “glans” come from?

Glans comes from Latin glans, derived from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂-, a root of uncertain meaning related to swelling or prominence.

glans (English): The vascular body which forms the apex of the...

Definitions

  1. The vascular body which forms the apex of the...

Ancestry of “glans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchglandacorn; glans; tassel
2Old Frenchglant
3Irishglanta
4Old Norseglenta
5Proto-Germanicglentanąto slide; glide
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰlend-to shine; sparkle; look

Words derived from “glans

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlend-
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