Where does “glas” come from?

glas (Danish) comes from Old Norse glas, from Middle Low German glas, from Old Saxon glas, from Proto-West Germanic glas, from Proto-Germanic glasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

glas (Danish): glass; bells, a mark given by the bells of a ship...

Definitions

  1. glass; bells, a mark given by the bells of a ship...

Ancestry of “glas”, step by step

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

Words derived from “glas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glasą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glas →