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Where does “glitrōną” come from?

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

glitrōną (Proto-Germanic): to shine, glisten, glitter

Definitions

  1. to shine, glisten, glitter

Ancestry of “glitrōną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “glitrōną”

  • glitter
  • glittery
  • aglitter
  • glitterball
  • outglitter
  • beglitter
  • glittersome
  • glitter
  • glittra
  • glitter
  • glitre
  • gliteren
  • glitra
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