Where does “glans” come from?

glans (Icelandic) comes from Middle High German glanz, from Old High German glanz, from Proto-Germanic *glantaz, from Proto-Germanic gʰlond-o-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlend- — to shine; sparkle; look.

glans (Icelandic): shine, lustre, sheen

Definitions

  1. shine, lustre, sheen

Ancestry of “glans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanglanz—
2Old High Germanglanzbright
3Proto-Germanic*glantaz—
4Proto-Germanicgʰlond-o-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰlend-to shine; sparkle; look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlend- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gʰlond-o- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *glantaz →
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