English
glans
Glans comes from Latin glāns ‘acorn’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *gʷelh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷelh₂-‘acorn’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*glāntsreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEglāns‘acorn’
- Englishtodayglans
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷelh₂-‘acorn’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*glāntsreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEglāns‘acorn’
- Englishtodayglans
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷelh₂- ‘acorn’
through Latin glāns ‘acorn’
Today it means
noun The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷelh₂- / glans