Where does “glazenwasser” come from?

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

glazenwasser (Dutch): window cleaner

Definitions

  1. window cleaner

Ancestry of “glazenwasser”, step by step

glazenwasser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch glas

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

via Dutch wasser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchwasserA washer, someone who washes
2Middle Dutchwasscher—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →