Where does “glas” come from?
glas (Scottish Gaelic) comes 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.
glas (Scottish Gaelic): green; grey; lock
Ancestry of “glas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | glas | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | glas | green, greenish; blue, green-blue, grey-blue; the... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | glastos | green, blue |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃stós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
Words derived from “glas”