An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/glitzern

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Friedrich Kluge2506914An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — glitzern1891John Francis Davis

​ glitzern, vb., ‘to glitter, glisten,’ from the equiv. MidHG. glitzern, frequentative of MidHG. glitzen, ‘to shine’; comp. OHG. glizzinôn; allied to gleißen, OHG. gliȥȥan. AS. *glitorian, E. to glitter, OIc. glitra, ‘to shine,’ are similarly formed.

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