Where does “glītaną” come from?

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

glītaną (Proto-Germanic): to shine, sparkle

Definitions

  1. to shine, sparkle

Ancestry of “glītaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleyd-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰley-to shine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “glītaną”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleyd- →