Where does “glen” come from?

glen (Manx) comes from Old Irish glan, from Old Irish -e, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

glen (Manx): clean, hygienic; clear; pure

Definitions

  1. clean, hygienic; clear; pure

Ancestry of “glen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishglanclean; pure; clear
2Old Irish-eForms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives
3Old Irishlánfull
4Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “glen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Old Irish -e →
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