Where does “anti-glare” come from?

anti-glare (English) comes from English glare, from Middle English glaren, from Old English glærian, from Proto-Germanic glēzāną.

anti-glare (English): designed to reduce glare from secondary light...

Definitions

  1. designed to reduce glare from secondary light...

Ancestry of “anti-glare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglareAn intense, blinding light; Showy brilliance;...
2Middle Englishglaren—
3Old Englishglærian—
4Proto-Germanicglēzāną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic glēzāną →Every word from Old English glærian →Every word from Middle English glaren →