Where does “gland” come from?

gland (Romanian) comes from French gland, from Old French glant, from Irish glanta, from Old Norse glenta, from Proto-Germanic glentaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlend- — to shine; sparkle; look.

gland (Romanian): glans penis

Definitions

  1. glans penis

Ancestry of “gland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchglandacorn; glans; tassel
2Old Frenchglant—
3Irishglanta—
4Old Norseglenta—
5Proto-Germanicglentanąto slide; glide
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰlend-to shine; sparkle; look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlend- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glentaną →Every word from Old Norse glenta →