Where does “glæs” come from?
glæs (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic glas, from Proto-Germanic glasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
glæs (Old English): glass
Ancestry of “glæs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | glas | glass |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | glasą | glass |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |
Words derived from “glæs”