Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "glass" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesglæs(Anglo-Saxon) glas(Old Dutch) glas(Old High German) Surname DescendantsGlas(Dutch) Glass, Glazier(English) Glas, Glass(German) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 180.