Where does “Glóinn” come from?

Glóinn (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse glóa, from Proto-Germanic glōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- — to shine, glow.

Glóinn (Old Norse): name of a dwarf

Definitions

  1. name of a dwarf

Ancestry of “Glóinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseglóato glow
2Proto-Germanicglōanąto glow
3Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-to shine, glow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glōaną →Every word from Old Norse glóa →
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