Where does “gǫltr” come from?

gǫltr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic galtô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

gǫltr (Old Norse): boar; hog

Definitions

  1. boar; hog

Ancestry of “gǫltr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgaltô—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “gǫltr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galtô →