Where does “glögg” come from?

glögg (Icelandic) comes from Swedish glögg, from Swedish glödga, from Swedish glöd, from Old Swedish gløþ, from Old Norse glóð, from Proto-Germanic glōdiz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

glögg (Icelandic): "or"; glogg

Definitions

  1. "or"; glogg

Ancestry of “glögg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishglöggglogg
2Swedishglödgaheat up; make red hot
3Swedishglödglow; ember; piece of embers
4Old Swedishgløþglow; ember
5Old Norseglóð—
6Proto-Germanicglōdizglow; heat
7Proto-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 →