Where does “glänzen” come from?

glänzen (German) comes from Middle High German glenzen, from Old High German glanzen, from Proto-Germanic gʰlond-o-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlend- — to shine; sparkle; look.

glänzen (German): to shine, gleam, sparkle, glisten; to be good

Definitions

  1. to shine, gleam, sparkle, glisten; to be good

Ancestry of “glänzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanglenzen—
2Old High Germanglanzen—
3Proto-Germanicgʰlond-o-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰlend-to shine; sparkle; look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlend- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gʰlond-o- →Every word from Old High German glanzen →