Where does “glanta” come from?

glanta (Irish) comes from Old Norse glenta, from Proto-Germanic glentaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlend- — to shine; sparkle; look.

Ancestry of “glanta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseglenta
2Proto-Germanicglentanąto slide; glide
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰlend-to shine; sparkle; look

Words derived from “glanta

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlend-
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