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

Definitions

  1. fibreglass or fiberglass

Ancestry of “fiberglass”, step by step

fiberglass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål glass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålglassglass; a glass; a small container, such as a jar...
2Middle Low Germanglasglass
3Old Saxonglasglass
4Proto-West Germanicglasglass
5Proto-Germanicglasąglass
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

via Norwegian Bokmål fiber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfiberfibre (UK), fiber (US)
2Latinfibrafiber, filament
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glasą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glas →
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