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

1. glass

Derived terms

• glæsen

Descendants

• Middle English: glas, glace, glasce, glass, glasse
  • English: glass (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: gless, glass