Where does “glasblåsare” come from?
glasblåsare (Swedish) comes from Swedish glas, from Old Swedish glas, from Middle Low German glas, 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;...
glasblåsare (Swedish): glassblower
Definitions
- glassblower
Ancestry of “glasblåsare”, step by step
glasblåsare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish glas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | glas | glass |
| 2 | Old Swedish | glas | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | glas | glass |
| 4 | Old Saxon | glas | glass |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | glas | glass |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | glasą | glass |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |
via Swedish blåsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | blåsa | a bleb, a bubble; a bladder, a vesica; a blister,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | blása | to blow; to blow with the mouth; to set in motion... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blēsaną | to blow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |