Where does “Mattglas” come from?
Mattglas (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;...
Mattglas (German): ground glass glass with an opaque finish
Definitions
- ground glass glass with an opaque finish
Ancestry of “Mattglas”, step by step
Mattglas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German glas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | glas | glass |
| 2 | Old High German | glas | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | glas | glass |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | glasą | glass |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |
via German matt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | matt | dull; exhausted, weak, feeble |