Where does “glo” come from?

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

glo (Norwegian Nynorsk): an ember, wood or other flammable material that...

Definitions

  1. an ember, wood or other flammable material that...

Ancestry of “glo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseglóato glow
2Proto-Germanicglōanąto glow
3Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-to shine, glow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glōaną →Every word from Old Norse glóa →