Where does “glitre” come from?

glitre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse glitra, from Proto-Germanic glitrōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

glitre (Norwegian Bokmål): to glitter, sparkle

Definitions

  1. to glitter, sparkle

Ancestry of “glitre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseglitra—
2Proto-Germanicglitrōnąto shine, glisten, glitter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “glitre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glitrōną →Every word from Old Norse glitra →