Where does “glut” come from?

glut (Volapük) comes from German glut, from Middle High German gluot, from Old High German gluot, from Proto-West Germanic glōdi, from Proto-Germanic glōdiz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

glut (Volapük): glow

Definitions

  1. glow

Ancestry of “glut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanglutgreat heat from (or as if from) something that glows
2Middle High Germangluot—
3Old High Germangluot—
4Proto-West Germanicglōdiglow; ember
5Proto-Germanicglōdizglow; heat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glōdiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glōdi →