Where does “glas” come from?
glas (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic glas, from Proto-Germanic glasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Ancestry of “glas”, step by step
glas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic glas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | glas | glass |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | glasą | glass |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |
via Proto-Germanic *glas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *glas | — |