Where does “timeglass” come from?

timeglass (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;...

timeglass (Norwegian Bokmål): an hourglass

Definitions

  1. an hourglass

Ancestry of “timeglass”, step by step

timeglass 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 time

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltimean hour; a lesson, class
2Old Norsetímitime
3Proto-Germanictīmôtime
4Proto-Indo-Europeantī-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandī-time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-i-to divide, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glasą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glas →