Where does “glæða” come from?

glæða (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic glóð, from Old Norse glóð, from Proto-Germanic glōdiz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

glæða (Icelandic): to make red-hot; to kindle

Definitions

  1. to make red-hot; to kindle

Ancestry of “glæða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicglóðember, embers
2Old Norseglóð—
3Proto-Germanicglōdizglow; heat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glōdiz →Every word from Old Norse glóð →
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