Where does “Acrylglas” come from?

Acrylglas (German) comes from German glas, from Old High German glas, from Proto-West Germanic glas, from Proto-Germanic glasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Acrylglas (German): (polymethyl methacrylate)

Definitions

  1. (polymethyl methacrylate)

Ancestry of “Acrylglas”, step by step

Acrylglas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German glas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanglasglass
2Old High Germanglas
3Proto-West Germanicglasglass
4Proto-Germanicglasąglass
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

via German Acryl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAcrylacryl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel-Every word from Proto-Germanic glasąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic glas