Etymology of glitz

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noun

Garish, brilliant showiness.

verb

To make glitzy.

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Back-formation from glitzy, in turn from German glitzern (“glint”). Cognate with Old Norse glitra, glita (“glitter”) and Gothic 𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (glitmunjan, “glisten”).

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Derivation mentionglitzernde
Cognate mentionglitranon
Cognate mention𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽got

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