Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/glēzô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

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Noun

*glēzô m

1. amber, resin
2. glass

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *glēzô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*glēzô	*glēzaniz
vocative	*glēzô	*glēzaniz
accusative	*glēzanų	*glēzanunz
genitive	*glēziniz	*glēzanǫ̂
dative	*glēzini	*glēzammaz
instrumental	*glēzinē	*glēzammiz

Related terms

• *glasą/*glazą

Descendants

• Old English: *glǣr, glær m (glæsas (plural))
• Old Saxon: glēr, *glār
  • Middle Low German: glâr
• Frankish: *glēzō
  • → Medieval Latin: glēsum, glessum; glessarius (perhaps from Gothic?)
• (Old High German: clases)