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Where does “glas” come from?

glas (Old High German) 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicglasglass
2Proto-Germanicglasąglass
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “glas”

  • glass harp
  • glass harpist
  • Trinkglas
  • glasig
  • Augenglas
  • Glasharmonika
  • Bierglas
  • glasklar
  • Keramikglasur
  • Fensterglas
  • Glasherstellung
  • Glasbläser
  • Weinglas
  • Glasgerät
  • Glaskörper
  • Einweckglas
  • Wasserglas
  • Uhrglasnagel
  • Glasur
  • Glasmacher
  • Glaskolben
  • Chalkogenidglas
  • Glasscheibe
  • Teeglas
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