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Where does “glaser” come from?

glaser (Middle English) comes from Middle English glasier, from Middle English glasen, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

glaser (Middle English): Alternative form of glasier

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of glasier

Ancestry of “glaser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishglasierglazier
2Middle EnglishglasenMade of glass; Resembling or characteristic of...
3Middle English-enDenotes the past participle form when attached to...
4Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
5Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
6Proto-Norse-īna-—
7Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “glaser”

  • glazer
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