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

Definitions

  1. glass

Ancestry of “glês”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiangles—
2Proto-Germanicglasąglass
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glasą →Every word from Old Frisian gles →