Where does “glassflaske” come from?

glassflaske (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål flaske, from Old Norse flaska, from Proto-Germanic flaskǭ, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

glassflaske (Norwegian Bokmål): a glass bottle

Definitions

  1. a glass bottle

Ancestry of “glassflaske”, step by step

glassflaske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål flaske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålflaskea bottle
2Old Norseflaskaflask, bottle
3Proto-Germanicflaskǭa plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask
4Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

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;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną →