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 (or as if from) something that glows

Definitions

  1. great heat from (or as if from) something that glows

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

Words derived from “glut”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glōdiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glōdi →