Where does “glowa” come from?

glowa (Scanian) comes from Old Norse glóa, from Proto-Germanic glōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- — to shine, glow.

glowa (Scanian): to heat until glowing; to cook on a grill

Definitions

  1. to heat until glowing; to cook on a grill

Ancestry of “glowa”, step by step

glowa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse glóa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseglóato glow
2Proto-Germanicglōanąto glow
3Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-to shine, glow

via Proto-Slavic golvà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgolvàhead
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgalˀwā́ˀhead
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glōaną →Every word from Old Norse glóa →