Where does “glan” come from?
glan (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh glann, from Proto-Brythonic glann, from Proto-Celtic glannos.
glan (Welsh): clean
Ancestry of “glan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Welsh | glann | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | glann | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | glannos | — |