Where does “glas” come from?

glas (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch glas, from Proto-West Germanic glas, from Proto-Germanic glasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

glas (Middle Dutch): glass

Definitions

  1. glass

Ancestry of “glas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchglas
2Proto-West Germanicglasglass
3Proto-Germanicglasąglass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “glas

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel-