Where does “lyijylasite” come from?
lyijylasite (Finnish) comes from Finnish lasite, from Finnish lasittaa, from Finnish lasi, from Swedish glas, from Old Swedish glas, from Middle Low German glas, from Old Saxon glas, from Proto-West Germanic glas — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
lyijylasite (Finnish): lead glaze
Definitions
- lead glaze
Ancestry of “lyijylasite”, step by step
lyijylasite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lasite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lasite | glaze coating on pottery |
| 2 | Finnish | lasittaa | to glaze |
| 3 | Finnish | lasi | glass; bells; ice |
| 4 | Swedish | glas | glass |
| 5 | Old Swedish | glas | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | glas | glass |
| 7 | Old Saxon | glas | glass |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | glas | glass |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | glasą | glass |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |