Where does “Glasgebäude” come from?

Glasgebäude (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;...

Glasgebäude (German): glass building

Definitions

  1. glass building

Ancestry of “Glasgebäude”, step by step

Glasgebäude 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 Gebäude

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGebäudebuilding, edifice, structure
2Middle High Germangebūwede—
3Old High Germangibūidi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glasą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glas →
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