Where does “glaise” come from?

glaise (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic glas, from Middle Irish glas, from Old Irish glas, from Proto-Celtic glastos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃stós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

glaise (Scottish Gaelic): genitive singular of glas

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of glas

Ancestry of “glaise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicglasgreen; grey; lock
2Middle Irishglas—
3Old Irishglasgreen, greenish; blue, green-blue, grey-blue; the...
4Proto-Celticglastosgreen, blue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃stós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃stós →Every word from Proto-Celtic glastos →