Where does “glasvezel” come from?
glasvezel (Dutch) comes from Dutch vezel, from Middle Dutch vesele, from Czech Veselý, from Czech veselý, from Proto-Slavic veselъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weselas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wésus, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
glasvezel (Dutch): fibreglass; optical fiber
Definitions
- fibreglass; optical fiber
Ancestry of “glasvezel”, step by step
glasvezel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vezel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vezel | a fibre Commonwealth; fiber US single piece/strand of fabric or other material |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vesele | — |
| 3 | Czech | Veselý | funny |
| 4 | Czech | veselý | glad; merry |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | veselъ | merry |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | weselas | cheerful, merry, happy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wésus | good, excellent |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |