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Where does “galtô” come from?

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

Ancestry of “galtô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “galtô”

  • galt
  • villigöltur
  • göltur
  • broddgöltur
  • galti
  • gǫltr
  • galter
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