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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | former | Previous; First of aforementioned two items. Used... |
| 2 | Middle English | former | — |
| 3 | Middle English | forme | first; shape, figure, manner, bench, frame, seat,... |
| 4 | Old English | forma | first |
| 5 | Old English | fore | before; forepart, front |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English glass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glass | An amorphous solid, often transparent substance... |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | glas | green; grey; lock |
| 3 | Middle Irish | glas | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | glas | green, greenish; blue, green-blue, grey-blue; the... |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | glastos | green, blue |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃stós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |