Where does “solglasögon” come from?

solglasögon (Swedish) comes from Swedish glasögon, 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;...

solglasögon (Swedish): sunglasses

Definitions

  1. sunglasses

Ancestry of “solglasögon”, step by step

solglasögon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish glasögon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishglasögonspectacles, glasses
2Swedishglasglass
3Old Swedishglas—
4Middle Low Germanglasglass
5Old Saxonglasglass
6Proto-West Germanicglasglass
7Proto-Germanicglasąglass
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

via Swedish söl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsöllingering, sluttery, gluttony
2Old Swedishsōlsun
3Old Norsesólsun
4Proto-Germanic*sōl—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glasą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glas →