Where does “glóa” come from?
glóa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse glóa, from Proto-Germanic glōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁-.
glóa (Icelandic): to glow
Ancestry of “glóa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | glóa | to glow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | glōaną | to glow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *ǵʰleh₁- | — |