Where does “glazer” come from?
glazer (English) comes from Middle English glaser, from Middle English glasier, from Middle English glasen, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.
glazer (English): One who applies glazing, as in pottery, etc.; one...
Definitions
- One who applies glazing, as in pottery, etc.; one...
Ancestry of “glazer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | glaser | Alternative form of glasier |
| 2 | Middle English | glasier | glazier |
| 3 | Middle English | glasen | Made of glass; Resembling or characteristic of... |
| 4 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 5 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 6 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |