Where does “glassaktig” come from?

glassaktig (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;...

glassaktig (Norwegian Bokmål): glassy, glasslike

Definitions

  1. glassy, glasslike

Ancestry of “glassaktig”, step by step

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