Where does “glasáil” come from?
glasáil (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.
glasáil (Irish): lock; verbal noun of glasáil
Definitions
- lock; verbal noun of glasáil
Ancestry of “glasáil”, step by step
glasáil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish Glas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | Glas | green |
| 2 | Old Irish | glas | green, greenish; blue, green-blue, grey-blue; the... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | glastos | green, blue |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃stós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |