Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/glōaną
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Pre-Germanic *gʰloh₁-, a metathesized derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel- (“to flourish; green, yellow”). Probably related to Welsh glo (“coal”) (< *gʰloh₁-wo).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]*glōaną
- to glow
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of *glōaną (strong class 7e)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Old English: glōwan
- Old Frisian: *glōa, *glōia; gliand, gland?
- Old Saxon: glōian
- Old Dutch: *gluoien
- Old High German: gluoen
- Old Norse: glóa
- →⇒ Proto-Finnic: *loistadak (see there for further descendants)