Where does “galdr” come from?

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

galdr (Old Norse): magical chanting, especially relating to the...

Definitions

  1. magical chanting, especially relating to the...

Ancestry of “galdr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgaldrazsinging; song; charm; incantation; spell
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “galdr”

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