Where does “glantach” come from?

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

glantach (Irish): cleaning; detergent

Definitions

  1. cleaning; detergent

Ancestry of “glantach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishglanta—
2Old Norseglenta—
3Proto-Germanicglentanąto slide; glide
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰlend-to shine; sparkle; look

Words derived from “glantach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlend- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glentaną →Every word from Old Norse glenta →