Where does “gloian” come from?

gloian (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic glōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- — to shine, glow.

gloian (Old Saxon): to glow

Definitions

  1. to glow

Ancestry of “gloian”, step by step

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