Glas

German (Berlin)

/ɡlaːs/, /ɡlas/

noun
Definitions
  • (material) glass
  • (container) glass
  • (container) jar (made of glass)
  • (amount of liquid) glass

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German glas inherited from *glas inherited from Proto-Germanic *glasą (glass) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel- (shine, glow, shimmer, glimmer, be green yellow, flourish).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰel-

Gloss

shine, glow, shimmer, glimmer, be green yellow, flourish

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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