Where does “gljá” come from?

gljá (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse gljá, from Proto-Germanic gliwēną — to shine, glitter.

gljá (Icelandic): to glisten, to shine; lustre, shine; frozen field...

Definitions

  1. to glisten, to shine; lustre, shine; frozen field...

Ancestry of “gljá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegljá—
2Proto-Germanicgliwēnąto shine, glitter

Words derived from “gljá”

Every word from Proto-Germanic gliwēną →Every word from Old Norse gljá →