Where does “gler” come from?

gler (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse gler, from Proto-Germanic glazą, from Proto-Germanic glasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

gler (Icelandic): glass; a glass bottle; pane of glass

Definitions

  1. glass; a glass bottle; pane of glass

Ancestry of “gler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseglerglass; looking-glass
2Proto-GermanicglaząAlternative form of *glasą; glass, amber
3Proto-Germanicglasąglass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “gler”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glasą →Every word from Proto-Germanic glazą →