Where does “glassformer” come from?

glassformer (English) comes from English former, from Middle English former, from Middle English forme, from Old English forma, from Old English fore, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

glassformer (English): Any substance whose liquid state fails to...

Definitions

  1. Any substance whose liquid state fails to...

Ancestry of “glassformer”, step by step

glassformer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English former

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishformerPrevious; First of aforementioned two items. Used...
2Middle Englishformer
3Middle Englishformefirst; shape, figure, manner, bench, frame, seat,...
4Old Englishformafirst
5Old Englishforebefore; forepart, front
6Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English glass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglassAn amorphous solid, often transparent substance...
2Scottish Gaelicglasgreen; grey; lock
3Middle Irishglas
4Old Irishglasgreen, greenish; blue, green-blue, grey-blue; the...
5Proto-Celticglastosgreen, blue
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃stós
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-
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