Where does “gleo” come from?
gleo (Irish) comes from Old Irish gléo, from Proto-Celtic *gliwā, from Proto-Indo-European glēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
gleo (Irish): noise; quarrel; strife, battle
Definitions
- noise; quarrel; strife, battle
Ancestry of “gleo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | gléo | fight, combat |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *gliwā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | glēy- | gleaming |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
Words derived from “gleo”