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Etymology of the English word hourglass

the English word hourglass
derived from the English word hour
derived from the Old French word hore
derived from the Medieval Latin word hora (hour; time; season)
derived from the Greek word hora, ὥρα (season, time; an 'hour')
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *yēr-
derived from the Old French word houre
derived from the Medieval Latin word hora (hour; time; season)
derived from the Greek word hora, ὥρα (season, time; an 'hour')
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *yēr-
derived from the English word glass
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghel-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *gla-




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