Where does “glazing” come from?
Glazing derives from Middle English glazen with the suffix -ing, from Old English -ung, ultimately from Proto-Germanic jainaz and Proto-Indo-European gʰel- meaning to shine or gleam.
glazing (English): present participle of glaze; The part of a window...
Definitions
- present participle of glaze; The part of a window...
Ancestry of “glazing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | glasynge | — |
| 2 | Middle English | glasen | Made of glass; Resembling or characteristic of... |
| 3 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 4 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 5 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |