Where does “glatt” come from?

glatt (Swedish) comes from Swedish glad, from Old Swedish glaþer, from Old Norse glaðr, from Proto-Germanic gladaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰladh-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

glatt (Swedish): smooth; possessing a low amount of friction;...

Definitions

  1. smooth; possessing a low amount of friction;...

Ancestry of “glatt”, step by step

glatt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish glad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgladhappy, glad
2Old Swedishglaþerglad, cheerful
3Old Norseglaðrglad
4Proto-Germanicgladazshining, shiny, radiant; bright, cheery,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰladh-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

via German glatt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanglattwithout roughness or unevenness: smooth; sleek,...
2Old High Germanglatbright
3Proto-West Germanicgladshining, shiny, radiant; bright, cheery,...

Words derived from “glatt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰladh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gladaz →