Where does “glaive” come from?

glaive (Old French) comes from Latin glavus, from Latin gladius, from Gaulish kladyos, from Proto-Celtic kladiwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

glaive (Old French): sword

Definitions

  1. sword

Ancestry of “glaive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinglavusa sort of weapon: lance
2Latingladiussword; murder, death; a gladiatorial contest
3Gaulishkladyossword
4Proto-Celtickladiwossword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

Words derived from “glaive”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kladiwos →Every word from Gaulish kladyos →