Where does “glenen” come from?

glenen (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman glener, from Latin glenare, from Late Latin gleno, from Proto-Celtic glanos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- — to shine, glow.

Ancestry of “glenen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanglener
2Latinglenare
3Late Latinglenomake a collection
4Proto-Celticglanosclean; clear
5Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-to shine, glow

Words derived from “glenen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁-Every word from Proto-Celtic glanosEvery word from Late Latin gleno