Where does “glant” come from?

glant (Old French) comes from Irish glanta, from Old Norse glenta, from Proto-Germanic glentaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlend- — to shine; sparkle; look.

Ancestry of “glant”, step by step

glant traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish glanta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishglanta—
2Old Norseglenta—
3Proto-Germanicglentanąto slide; glide
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰlend-to shine; sparkle; look

via Latin glāns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinglānsan acorn, nut; any acorn-shaped fruit; a beechnut, chestnut
2Proto-Italicglānts—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₂-acorn

via Proto-Germanic *glantaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*glantaz—
2Proto-Germanicgʰlond-o-—

Words derived from “glant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlend- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glentaną →Every word from Old Norse glenta →