Where does “glēd” come from?

glēd (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic glōdi, from Proto-Germanic glōdiz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

glēd (Old English): burning or live coal, gleed, ember, fire, flame, spark

Definitions

  1. burning or live coal, gleed, ember, fire, flame, spark

Ancestry of “glēd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicglōdiglow; ember
2Proto-Germanicglōdizglow; heat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “glēd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glōdiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glōdi →