Where does “glāb-” come from?

glāb- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gleb(ʰ)-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

Ancestry of “glāb-”, step by step

glāb- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European gleb(ʰ)-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangleb(ʰ)-to cover, to squeeze; to squeeze while holding?;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via Proto-Indo-European gelb(ʰ)-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangelb(ʰ)-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleb(ʰ)- →