Where does “foregleaw” come from?

foregleaw (Old English) comes from Old English glēaw, from Proto-West Germanic *glauw, from Proto-Germanic glawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰlew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰel- — to call; to chant; to shout.

foregleaw (Old English): very prudent

Definitions

  1. very prudent

Ancestry of “foregleaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishglēawwise, prudent
2Proto-West Germanic*glauwwise
3Proto-Germanicglawwazwise; prudent; wary; circumspect; perceptive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰlew-to be glad; jest; joke; to joke, make fun, enjoy;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰel-to call; to chant; to shout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glawwaz →