Where does “gløgg” come from?

gløgg (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Swedish glögg, from Swedish glödga, from Swedish glöd, from Old Swedish gløþ, from Old Norse glóð, from Proto-Germanic glōdiz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

gløgg (Norwegian Nynorsk): glogg

Definitions

  1. glogg

Ancestry of “gløgg”, step by step

gløgg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish glögg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishglöggglogg
2Swedishglödgaheat up; make red hot
3Swedishglödglow; ember; piece of embers
4Old Swedishgløþglow; ember
5Old Norseglóð—
6Proto-Germanicglōdizglow; heat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Old Norse gløggr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegløggrclearsighted; clear, distinct; stingy, close
2Proto-Germanicglawwazwise; prudent; wary; circumspect; perceptive
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰlew-to be glad; jest; joke; to joke, make fun, enjoy;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰel-to call; to chant; to shout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glōdiz →Every word from Old Norse glóð →