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Where does “glas” come from?

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

glas (Proto-West Germanic): glass

Definitions

  1. glass

Ancestry of “glas”, step by step

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

Words derived from “glas”

  • glaze
  • glazing
  • glazier
  • underglaze
  • deglaze
  • overglaze
  • glazy
  • glazer
  • glazen
  • glassen
  • reglaze
  • onglaze
  • unglaze
  • glass harpist
  • glass harp
  • Augenglas
  • glasklar
  • Fensterglas
  • Glasbläser
  • Weinglas
  • Glasgerät
  • Glaskörper
  • Glasur
  • Glasmacher
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