Where does “glógva” come from?
glógva (Faroese) comes from Old Norse glóa, from Proto-Germanic glōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁-.
glógva (Faroese): to glow brightly
Ancestry of “glógva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | glóa | to glow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | glōaną | to glow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *ǵʰleh₁- | — |