Where does “gløgg” come from?
gløgg (Faroese) 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.
gløgg (Faroese): glogg; nominative feminine singular of gløggur;...
Definitions
- glogg; nominative feminine singular of gløggur;...
Ancestry of “gløgg”, step by step
gløgg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish glögg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | glögg | glogg |
| 2 | Swedish | glödga | heat up; make red hot |
| 3 | Swedish | glöd | glow; ember; piece of embers |
| 4 | Old Swedish | gløþ | glow; ember |
| 5 | Old Norse | glóð | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | glōdiz | glow; heat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via Faroese gløggur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | gløggur | perceptive, perspicacious, acute, shrewd |
| 2 | Old Norse | glǫggr | clearsighted |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | glawwaz | wise; prudent; wary; circumspect; perceptive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰlew- | to be glad; jest; joke; to joke, make fun, enjoy;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰel- | to call; to chant; to shout |