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
Ancestry of “gløgg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | glögg | glogg |
| 2 | Swedish | glödga | heat up; make red hot |
| 3 | Swedish | glöd | glow; ember; piece of embers |
| 4 | Old Swedish | gløþ | glow; ember |
| 5 | Old Norse | glóð | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | glōdiz | glow; heat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |