Where does “fiberglass” come from?
fiberglass (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål glass, from Middle Low German glas, from Old Saxon glas, from Proto-West Germanic glas, from Proto-Germanic glasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
fiberglass (Norwegian Bokmål): fibreglass or fiberglass
Ancestry of “fiberglass”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | glass | glass; a glass; a small container, such as a jar... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | glas | glass |
| 3 | Old Saxon | glas | glass |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | glas | glass |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | glasą | glass |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |