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Where does “gluot” come from?

gluot (Middle High German) comes from Old High German gluot, from Proto-West Germanic glōdi, from Proto-Germanic glōdiz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

Ancestry of “gluot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangluot—
2Proto-West Germanicglōdiglow; ember
3Proto-Germanicglōdizglow; heat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “gluot”

  • glutrot
  • glutenfrei
  • Gluten
  • Feuersglut
  • Glut
  • Weißglut
  • Rotglut
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