Where does “glasøje” come from?
glasøje (Danish) comes from Danish glas, 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;...
glasøje (Danish): glass eye
Ancestry of “glasøje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | glas | glass; bells, a mark given by the bells of a ship... |
| 2 | Old Norse | glas | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | glas | glass |
| 4 | Old Saxon | glas | glass |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | glas | glass |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | glasą | glass |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |