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Where does “glateskar” come from?

glateskar (Ido) comes from Ido glata, from Esperanto glata, from German glatt, from Old High German glat, from Proto-West Germanic glad, from Proto-Germanic gladaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰladh-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

glateskar (Ido): to be levelled, smoothed

Definitions

  1. to be levelled, smoothed

Ancestry of “glateskar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idoglatasmooth, sleek
2Esperantoglatasmooth
3Germanglattwithout roughness or unevenness: smooth; sleek,...
4Old High Germanglatbright
5Proto-West Germanicgladshining, shiny, radiant; bright, cheery,...
6Proto-Germanicgladazshining, shiny, radiant; bright, cheery,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰladh-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
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