Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/glēzą

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

Related to *glasą; see there for more.[1]

Noun

*glēzą m

  1. amber, resin
  2. glass

Inflection

Declension of *glēzą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *glēzą *glēzō
vocative *glēzą *glēzō
accusative *glēzą *glēzō
genitive *glēzas, *glēzis *glēzǫ̂
dative *glēzai *glēzamaz
instrumental *glēzō *glēzamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *glēr, *glār
  • → Latin: glēsum, glaesum; glessarius (perhaps via Gothic?)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*glasa- ~ *glaza-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 180
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