English
Gland
Gland comes from Middle French glans, and goes back to Proto-Celtic *glanos ‘pure, clear, clean’.
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*glanos‘pure, clear, clean’root as named · steps between not traced
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600glans
- EnglishtodayGland
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*glanos‘pure, clear, clean’root as named · steps between not traced
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600glans
- EnglishtodayGland
The story
Not related to gland (‘gland, acorn’).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- ‘to shine, glow’
Today it means
name A commune in Yonne department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *glanos / Gland