Where does “Glas” come from?

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

Glas (Alemannic German): glass; pane of glass

Definitions

  1. glass; pane of glass

Ancestry of “Glas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanglas—
2Old High Germanglas—
3Proto-West Germanicglasglass
4Proto-Germanicglasąglass
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glasą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glas →