glæs

Old English

Alternative forms

gles

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *glasą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel- (“to shine, shimmer, glow”). Compare Old Saxon glas, gles, Old Dutch glas, Old High German glas, clas, Old Norse gler.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡlæs/

Noun

glæs n

glass

Derived terms

glæsen

Descendants

Middle English: glas, glass, glasse, glace, glasce
- English: glass
  - → Fiji Hindi: gilaas
  - → Indonesian: gelas
  - → Japanese: グラス (gurasu), ガラス (garasu)
  - → Kikuyu: ngirathi
  - → Malay: gelas, ݢلس‎
- Scots: gless, glass

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