Where does “glasmanet” come from?

glasmanet (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk glas, 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;...

glasmanet (Norwegian Nynorsk): moon jellyfish; Aurelia aurita

Definitions

  1. moon jellyfish; Aurelia aurita

Ancestry of “glasmanet”, step by step

glasmanet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk glas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskglasglass; window
2Middle Low Germanglasglass
3Old Saxonglasglass
4Proto-West Germanicglasglass
5Proto-Germanicglasąglass
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

via Norwegian Nynorsk manet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmanetjellyfish
2Old Norsemarnætasea-nettle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glasą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glas →