Where does “glass” come from?

glass (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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;...

glass (Norwegian Bokmål): glass; a glass; a small container, such as a jar...

Definitions

  1. glass; a glass; a small container, such as a jar...

Ancestry of “glass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanglasglass
2Old Saxonglasglass
3Proto-West Germanicglasglass
4Proto-Germanicglasąglass
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “glass”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glasą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glas →