Where does “glês” come from?
glês (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian gles, from Proto-Germanic glasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
glês (West Frisian): glass
Ancestry of “glês”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | gles | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | glasą | glass |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |