2007-09-01 05:34:58 · 4 answers · asked by Christine-Marie D 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
[OE. glæs str. neut. (? erron. masc. in Bæda's Eccl. Hist. V. v.) = OS. glas, gles (Du. glas), OHG. glas (MHG. and mod.G. glas):OTeut. *glásom; a variant with consonant-ablaut, glazóm, is represented by ON. gler, Da., MSw. glar; the mod. Scandinavian langs. have glas from Ger. (already in MSw. and MDa.).
A related word is prob. OE. glr (masc., if the pl. glæsas ‘succina’ be miswritten for *glras) amber, representing the OTeut. word (? *glzo-, ? *glzi-) adopted in Latin as gls(s)um, glæsum. The OHG. glas occurs as a gloss to electrum amber. The ultimate root may be OTeut. gl-, gl- ablaut-variant of glô- to shine: see GLOW v.]
2007-09-01 06:33:58 · answer #1 · answered by nohandtohold 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Old English glæs, cognate with Old Saxon and Old High German glas, which (in OHG) is attested as a gloss for electrum 'amber'. These words are developed from Proto-Germanic *glaso-. Possibly ultimately from the Proto-Germanic root *glÅ- 'to shine' (cf. glow).
2007-09-01 13:11:02 · answer #2 · answered by Beardo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Etymology: Middle English glas, from Old English glæs; akin to Old English geolu yellow --
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/glass
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2007-09-01 12:43:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
from dictionary.com
[Origin: bef. 900; ME glas (n.), OE glæs; c. D, G Glas]
2007-09-01 12:52:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋