Where does “gland” come from?

gland (French) comes from Old French glant, from Irish glanta, from Old Norse glenta, from Proto-Germanic glentaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlend- — to shine; sparkle; look.

gland (French): acorn; glans; tassel

Definitions

  1. acorn; glans; tassel

Ancestry of “gland”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlend- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glentaną →Every word from Old Norse glenta →
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