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- Check "glanzen-2" on DWDS.de
Biggest German Dictionary, great for etymology, usage frequency and collocations) - "glanzen-2" on Wiktionary (English version)
(For etymological connections across European languages. Not always accurate) - Etymonline.com - Origins of English words
My favorite source for the origin of English words.

regarding der glanz, does this mean shine, gleam, glitter or is it a synonym for glänzen?
Thanks.
“das Glänzen” is the “act” of shining. It’s what the shiny object does, but in noun form.
“der Glanz” is what you see, the result of that action.
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