English
gladen
Gladen comes from Latin gladiolus ‘little sword’, and goes back to gladius.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgladius‘sword’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgladiolus‘little sword’
- Old Englishc. 450–1150glaedene
- Englishtodaygladen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgladius‘sword’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgladiolus‘little sword’
- Old Englishc. 450–1150glaedene
- Englishtodaygladen
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- ‘to strike’
clerk, coup, holly, clergy, holt, cleric, calamity, clematis, calamitous, clade, 29 more
through Latin gladius ‘sword’
through Latin gladiolus ‘little sword’
Today it means
noun Sword grass.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin gladius / gladen