glisnian
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to glisten
- to glitter
Etymology
Inherited from *glisnōn inherited from Proto-Germanic *glisnōną, *-ōną derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰlis-nó-s, *ǵʰleys-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵʰleys-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- glisten English
- *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰleys- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰlis-nó-s Proto-Indo-European
- *-ōną Proto-Germanic
- *glisnōną Proto-Germanic
- *glitinōną Proto-Germanic
- gles Swedish
- glesna Swedish
- glitnian Old English
- glisnen Middle English
- -a Old Norse
- -𐍉𐌽 Gothic
- *-ōn gmw-pro
- *glisnōn gmw-pro
- -on Old Dutch
- -on Old Saxon
- -ia Old Frisian