Where does “glasklar” come from?

glasklar (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;...

glasklar (German): crystal clear, limpid

Definitions

  1. crystal clear, limpid

Ancestry of “glasklar”, step by step

glasklar 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 klār

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklārclear; transparent; bright
2Middle High Germanklār—
3Middle Dutchclâerbright, shining, ready, finished
4Latinclārusclear, bright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glasą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glas →