Etymology

lusterware

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Today it means: A type of pottery having an iridescent metallic glaze Full definition →

Middle English ware ← Old English waru ← Proto-West Germanic *waru
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The story

  1. Englishlust
  2. Englishluster
  3. Proto-Germanic*warō
  4. Proto-West Germanic*waru
  5. Old Englishwaru
  6. Middle Englishware
  7. English todaylusterware

From luster + -ware.

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