Where does “glas” come from?

glas (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch glas, from Middle Dutch glas, from Old Dutch glas, from Proto-West Germanic glas, from Proto-Germanic glasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

glas (Afrikaans): glass

Definitions

  1. glass

Ancestry of “glas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchglasglass
2Middle Dutchglasglass
3Old Dutchglas—
4Proto-West Germanicglasglass
5Proto-Germanicglasąglass
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
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