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Where does “glandouiller” come from?

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

glandouiller (French): to do nothing; to bum around all day

Definitions

  1. to do nothing; to bum around all day

Ancestry of “glandouiller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchglanderto do; to loaf around, to bum around, to cabbage
2Frenchglandacorn; glans; tassel
3Old Frenchglant—
4Irishglanta—
5Old Norseglenta—
6Proto-Germanicglentanąto slide; glide
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰlend-to shine; sparkle; look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlend- →