Where does “glima” come from?
glima (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic glimō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰley-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Ancestry of “glima”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | glimō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰley- | to shine |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |
Words derived from “glima”