Where does “Glut” come from?

Glut (German) comes from Middle High German gluot, from Old High German gluot, from Proto-West Germanic glōdi, from Proto-Germanic glōdiz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

Glut (German): great heat from something that glows; embers, a...

Definitions

  1. great heat from something that glows; embers, a...

Ancestry of “Glut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangluot—
2Old High Germangluot—
3Proto-West Germanicglōdiglow; ember
4Proto-Germanicglōdizglow; heat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glōdiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glōdi →