Where does “syltetøyglass” come from?

syltetøyglass (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;...

syltetøyglass (Norwegian Bokmål): a jam jar

Definitions

  1. a jam jar

Ancestry of “syltetøyglass”, step by step

syltetøyglass 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 syltetøy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsyltetøyjam
2Norwegian Bokmåltøycloth, fabric, material, textile; clothes,...
3Old Norsetygitool, gear; equipment
4Middle Low Germantǖchstuff; gear, equipment
5Old Saxontiuh—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glasą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glas →
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