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Where does “gʰladʰ-” come from?

gʰladʰ- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʰel- — to call; to chant; to shout.

Ancestry of “gʰladʰ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʰel-to call; to chant; to shout

Words derived from “gʰladʰ-”

  • glad
  • gladness
  • gladden
  • gladder
  • glatt
  • gladdeneth
  • unglad
  • gladhand
  • gladhearted
  • gladdenest
  • overglad
  • begladden
  • ungladden
  • ungladness
  • engladden
  • Glatteis
  • glatt
  • glata
  • spekglad
  • aalglad
  • glad
  • spiegelglad
  • gladheid
  • glädja
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