Where does “Glas” come from?

Glas (Luxembourgish) comes 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;...

Glas (Luxembourgish): glass; jar

Definitions

  1. glass; jar

Ancestry of “Glas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanglas—
2Proto-West Germanicglasglass
3Proto-Germanicglasąglass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glasą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glas →