Where does “gles” come from?
gles (Old Saxon) comes 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;...
gles (Old Saxon): Alternative form of glas
Ancestry of “gles”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | glas | glass |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | glas | glass |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | glasą | glass |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |