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Where does “glaise” come from?

glaise (Irish) comes from Irish glas, from Old Irish glas, from Proto-Celtic glastos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃stós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

glaise (Irish): inflection of glas: ## genitive singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of glas: ## genitive singular...

Ancestry of “glaise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishglasgreen; grey; blue
2Old Irishglasgreen, greenish; blue, green-blue, grey-blue; the...
3Proto-Celticglastosgreen, blue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃stós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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