Etymology

glassy

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Today it means: Of or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective. Full definition →

Middle English glasy
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromglasy
  2. English todayglassy

From Middle English glasy, equivalent to glass + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian glääsich (“glassy”), Dutch glazig (“glassy”), German Low German glasig (“glassy”), German glasig (“glassy”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.