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Where does “Glawen” come from?

Glawen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German gloube, from Old High German giloubo, from Proto-West Germanic galaubō, from Proto-Germanic galaubô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Glawen (Luxembourgish): faith; belief

Definitions

  1. faith; belief

Ancestry of “Glawen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangloube—
2Old High Germangiloubofaith
3Proto-West Germanicgalaubōbelief
4Proto-Germanicgalaubôbelief
5Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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