Where does “gléo” come from?
gléo (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *gliwā, from Proto-Indo-European glēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
gléo (Old Irish): fight, combat
Ancestry of “gléo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | *gliwā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | glēy- | gleaming |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
Words derived from “gléo”