Where does “glanz” come from?

glanz (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *glantaz, from Proto-Germanic gʰlond-o-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlend- — to shine; sparkle; look.

glanz (Old High German): bright

Definitions

  1. bright

Ancestry of “glanz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*glantaz—
2Proto-Germanicgʰlond-o-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰlend-to shine; sparkle; look

Words derived from “glanz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlend- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gʰlond-o- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *glantaz →