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Where does “glotta” come from?

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

glotta (Old Norse): to grin, smile scornfully

Definitions

  1. to grin, smile scornfully

Ancestry of “glotta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicglutōnąTo stare; gawk
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “glotta”

  • gloating
  • gloat
  • gloatingly
  • gloater
  • gloatation
  • gloten
  • glouten
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