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Where does “glōfe” come from?

glōfe (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic galōfô, from Proto-Germanic lōfô, from Proto-Indo-European lāp- — to shine; cow.

Ancestry of “glōfe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgalōfôglove
2Proto-Germaniclōfôthe palm or hollow of the hand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlāp-to shine; cow

Words derived from “glōfe”

  • glove
  • glover
  • gloveless
  • glovemaker
  • glovelike
  • deglove
  • gloveman
  • glovework
  • gloveful
  • footglove
  • glove box
  • workglove
  • gloves
  • glovesman
  • glovelessly
  • handglove
  • グローブ
  • glofe
  • glove
  • glavu
  • igilavu
  • kurob
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lāp- →