Where does “glaselektricitet” come from?

glaselektricitet (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;...

glaselektricitet (Swedish): vitreous electricity, positive electric charge,...

Definitions

  1. vitreous electricity, positive electric charge,...

Ancestry of “glaselektricitet”, step by step

glaselektricitet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish glas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishglasglass
2Old Swedishglas—
3Middle Low Germanglasglass
4Old Saxonglasglass
5Proto-West Germanicglasglass
6Proto-Germanicglasąglass
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

via Swedish elektricitet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishelektricitetelectricity
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glasą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glas →