English
glazen
Glazen comes from Middle English glasen ‘made of glass’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *glasą.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*glasą‘amber, glass’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*glas‘glass’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*glasīn‘glazen, made of glass’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150glæsen‘made of glass’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500glasen‘made of glass’
- Englishtodayglazen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*glasą‘amber, glass’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*glas‘glass’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*glasīn‘glazen, made of glass’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150glæsen‘made of glass’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500glasen‘made of glass’
- Englishtodayglazen
Formed from glass + -en
Proto-Germanic *glasą ‘amber’
Proto-West Germanic *glas ‘glass’
Old English glæs
Middle English glas
English glass
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- ‘to call’
yell, gale, yelp, gloat, geld, 15 more
through Proto-Germanic *glasą ‘amber, glass’
through Proto-West Germanic *glas ‘glass’
through Middle English glasen ‘made of glass’
Today it means
adj Made or consisting of glass.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *glasą / glazen