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Where does “gleinn” come from?

gleinn (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *glanndeti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlendʰ- — show, shine.

gleinn (Old Irish): a verb not used independently but always with a...

Definitions

  1. a verb not used independently but always with a...

Ancestry of “gleinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*glanndeti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰlendʰ-show, shine

Words derived from “gleinn”

  • fogleinn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlendʰ- →