Where does “glitra” come from?

glitra (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse glitra, from Proto-Germanic glitrōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

glitra (Icelandic): to glitter, to shine

Definitions

  1. to glitter, to shine

Ancestry of “glitra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseglitra—
2Proto-Germanicglitrōnąto shine, glisten, glitter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glitrōną →Every word from Old Norse glitra →
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