Where does “glo” come from?

glo (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish glo, from Old Norse glóa, from Proto-Germanic glōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- — to shine, glow.

glo (Norwegian Bokmål): an ember, live coal

Definitions

  1. an ember, live coal

Ancestry of “glo”, step by step

glo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish glo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgloto stare; to glare; to goggle, gape, gawp, gawk
2Old Norseglóato glow
3Proto-Germanicglōanąto glow
4Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-to shine, glow

via Old Norse glóð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseglóð—
2Proto-Germanicglōdizglow; heat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “glo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glōaną →Every word from Old Norse glóa →