Where does “גלאָז” come from?

גלאָז (Yiddish) comes from Old High German glas, from Proto-West Germanic glas, from Proto-Germanic glasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

גלאָז (Yiddish): glass

Definitions

  1. glass

Ancestry of “גלאָז”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanglas—
2Proto-West Germanicglasglass
3Proto-Germanicglasąglass
4Proto-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 Proto-West Germanic glas →