Where does “Glasgow” come from?
Glasgow derives from Proto-Brythonic glas cu, from Proto-Brythonic glas, from Proto-Celtic glastos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃stós, from the root ǵʰelh₃-.
Ancestry of “Glasgow”, step by step
Glasgow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Kew
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Kew | OS grid ref TQ1977 |
| 2 | English | thank you | An expression of gratitude or politeness in... |
| 3 | English | thank-you | An expression of gratitude; That expresses thanks |
| 4 | English | You | Honorific alternative letter-case form of you,... |
| 5 | Middle English | yow | Second-person plural object pronoun: you;... |
| 6 | Old English | ēow | Wo!, Alas!; sheep |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | iwwiz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | izwiz | accusative/dative/instrumental of *jūz |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *jūz | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |
via Proto-Brythonic glas cu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | glas cu | green hollow |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | glas | green, blue |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | glastos | green, blue |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃stós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |