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Where does “gloet” come from?

gloet (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch gluod, from Proto-Germanic glōdiz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

Ancestry of “gloet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgluod—
2Proto-Germanicglōdizglow; heat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “gloet”

  • gloed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →