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
- to make red-hot; to kindle
Ancestry of “glæða”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | glóð | ember, embers |
| 2 | Old Norse | glóð | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | glōdiz | glow; heat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |