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
- glass; bells, a mark given by the bells of a ship...
Ancestry of “glas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | glas | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | glas | glass |
| 3 | Old Saxon | glas | glass |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | glas | glass |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | glasą | glass |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |
Words derived from “glas”