Where does “Glas” come from?

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

Glas (German): glass; jar; time stamp for half an hour

Definitions

  1. glass; jar; time stamp for half an hour

Ancestry of “Glas”, step by step

Glas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German gles

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

via Old High German glas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanglas—
2Proto-Germanic*glas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glasą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glas →