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Where does “glans” come from?

glans (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic glānts, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- — acorn.

Ancestry of “glans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicglānts—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₂-acorn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- →