Where does “gleyve” come from?

gleyve (Middle English) comes from Old French glaive, from Latin glavus, from Latin gladius, from Gaulish kladyos, from Proto-Celtic kladiwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

gleyve (Middle English): A lance or spear; a polearm with a blade attached to the head

Definitions

  1. A lance or spear; a polearm with a blade attached to the head

Ancestry of “gleyve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchglaivesword
2Latinglavusa sort of weapon: lance
3Latingladiussword; murder, death; a gladiatorial contest
4Gaulishkladyossword
5Proto-Celtickladiwossword
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

Words derived from “gleyve”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kladiwos →Every word from Gaulish kladyos →