Where does “glas” come from?
glas (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish glas, from Proto-Celtic glastos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃stós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
Ancestry of “glas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | glas | green, greenish; blue, green-blue, grey-blue; the... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | glastos | green, blue |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃stós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |