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Where does “gʰladh-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “gʰladh-”, step by step

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

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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