Where does “glans” come from?

glans (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German glanz, from Middle High German glanz, from Old High German glanz, from Proto-Germanic *glantaz, from Proto-Germanic gʰlond-o-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlend- — to shine; sparkle; look.

glans (Norwegian Nynorsk): gloss, lustre (UK) or luster (US), sheen, brilliance, sparkle, the quality of being shiny

Definitions

  1. gloss, lustre (UK) or luster (US), sheen, brilliance, sparkle, the quality of being shiny

Ancestry of “glans”, step by step

glans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German glanz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanglanzgleam, sparkle, glitter
2Middle High Germanglanz—
3Old High Germanglanzbright
4Proto-Germanic*glantaz—
5Proto-Germanicgʰlond-o-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰlend-to shine; sparkle; look

via Latin glāns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinglānsan acorn, nut; any acorn-shaped fruit; a beechnut, chestnut
2Proto-Italicglānts—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₂-acorn

Words derived from “glans”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlend- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gʰlond-o- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *glantaz →