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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

  1. noise; quarrel; strife, battle

Ancestry of “gleo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgléofight, combat
2Proto-Celtic*gliwā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglēy-gleaming
4Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “gleo”

  • gleoch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →