Where does “glan” come from?

glan (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish glanaid, from Old Irish glan, from Old Irish -e, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

glan (Scottish Gaelic): clean; pure; fine, grand, sheer

Definitions

  1. clean; pure; fine, grand, sheer

Ancestry of “glan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishglanaidto clean; to cleanse, to purify
2Old Irishglanclean; pure; clear
3Old Irish-eForms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives
4Old Irishlánfull
5Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Old Irish -e →