Where does “glögg” come from?

glögg (English) comes from Swedish glögg, from Swedish glödga, from Swedish glöd, from Old Swedish gløþ, from Old Norse glóð, from Proto-Germanic glōdiz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

glögg (English): Alternative spelling of glogg

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of glogg

Ancestry of “glögg”, step by step

glögg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish glögg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishglöggglogg
2Swedishglödgaheat up; make red hot
3Swedishglödglow; ember; piece of embers
4Old Swedishgløþglow; ember
5Old Norseglóð
6Proto-Germanicglōdizglow; heat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Middle High German glocke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanglocke
2Old High Germankloccabell; clock
3Proto-West Germanic*klokkābell
4Medieval Latincloccabell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so...
5Old Irishclocbell; clock
6Proto-Celticklokkosbell
7Proto-Indo-Europeanklēg-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Germanic glōdizEvery word from Old Norse glóð
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