Where does “göltur” come from?

göltur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse gǫltr, from Proto-Germanic galtô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

göltur (Icelandic): boar, hog

Definitions

  1. boar, hog

Ancestry of “göltur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegǫltrboar; hog
2Proto-Germanicgaltô—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “göltur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galtô →Every word from Old Norse gǫltr →
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