Where does “Glasfaser” come from?

Glasfaser (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;...

Glasfaser (German): fiberglass, glass fibre used in fibre optics

Definitions

  1. fiberglass, glass fibre used in fibre optics

Ancestry of “Glasfaser”, step by step

Glasfaser 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 Faser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFaserfibre
2Old High Germanfasofibre
3Proto-Germanicfasōnfiber
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →
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