Where does “glāsijn” come from?
glāsijn (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch glasin, from Proto-West Germanic glasīn, from Proto-West Germanic glas, from Proto-Germanic glasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Ancestry of “glāsijn”, step by step
glāsijn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch glasin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | glasin | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | glasīn | glazen, made of glass |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | glas | glass |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | glasą | glass |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |
via Old Dutch glasīn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | glasīn | — |