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
Ancestry of “glitre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | glitra | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | glitrōną | to shine, glisten, glitter |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |