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Where does “glanzhell” come from?

glanzhell (German) comes from German hell, from Middle High German hel, from Old High German hel, from Proto-Germanic halliz, from Proto-Germanic hellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

glanzhell (German): bright and clear

Definitions

  1. bright and clear

Ancestry of “glanzhell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhellclear, bright, light
2Middle High Germanhelresounding, loud, shining, bright; tired, weak
3Old High Germanhelresounding
4Proto-Germanichallizresounding
5Proto-Germanichellanąto resound, make a sound
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
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