Where does “glanz” come from?

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

glanz (German): gleam, sparkle, glitter

Definitions

  1. gleam, sparkle, glitter

Ancestry of “glanz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanglanz—
2Old High Germanglanzbright
3Proto-Germanic*glantaz—
4Proto-Germanicgʰlond-o-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰlend-to shine; sparkle; look

Words derived from “glanz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlend- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gʰlond-o- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *glantaz →