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Where does “glas” come from?

glas (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic glas, from Proto-Germanic glasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

glas (Old Saxon): glass

Definitions

  1. glass

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”

  • lasittaa
  • snapsilasi
  • silmälasikäärme
  • lasikuituinen
  • lasikuitu
  • silmälasipäinen
  • kvartsilasi
  • suurennuslasi
  • tiimalasivartalo
  • silmälasikarhu
  • lasimainen
  • lasikko
  • lasinalunen
  • tiimalasi
  • liekkilasi
  • lasimaljakko
  • lasiohjaamo
  • olutlasi
  • lasimaalaustaide
  • kristallilasi
  • juomalasillinen
  • lasinsirpale
  • lasin
  • drinkkilasi
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