Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gʰleh₂dʰ-

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This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

Possible reanalyzed root of *gʰleh₂- +‎ *-dʰh₁eti, metathesized from *ǵʰelh₂- (“to shine”), itself apparently related to *ǵʰelh₃- (“to flourish; green, yellow”).^[1]

Root

*gʰleh₂dʰ-^[2]

bright, shining
smooth

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʰleh₂dʰ- (2 c, 0 e)

*gʰl̥h₂dʰ-ó-s
- Proto-Germanic: *gladaz^{[note 1]} (see there for further descendants)
*gʰl̥h₂-n̥-dʰ-ó-s (nasal-infix)
- Proto-Germanic: *glandaz
  - Proto-West Germanic: *glandī (“shining, glowing”) (see there for further descendants)
*gʰl̥h₂dʰ-ró-s
- >? Proto-Italic: *ɣlaðros
  - >? Latin: glaber^{[note 2]} (see there for further descendants)
*gʰléh₂dʰ-u-s
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *glā́ˀdus (see there for further descendants)
Unsorted formations:
- Proto-Albanian: *gladā
  - Albanian: gledhë

Notes

^ Presumedly by reanalysis of the zero-grade vowel
^ The short vowel and the presence of g are unexpected.

References

^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*glada-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 179
^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “glaber, -bra, -brum”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 263

[3] Presumedly by reanalysis of the zero-grade vowel

[4] The short vowel and the presence of g are unexpected.

[1] Guus Kroonen (2013) “*glada-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 179

[2] De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “glaber, -bra, -brum”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 263

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