Where does “slidgigt” come from?

slidgigt (Danish) comes from English slid, from Danish slide, from English slide, from Middle English sliden, from Old English slīdan, from Proto-Germanic slīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European sléydʰ-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- — to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick.

slidgigt (Danish): osteoarthritis

Definitions

  1. osteoarthritis

Ancestry of “slidgigt”, step by step

slidgigt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English slid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishslidsimple past tense and past participle of slide
2Danishslidelabour; work hard
3EnglishslideTo move in continuous contact with a surface; To...
4Middle EnglishslidenTo slide; to propel oneself along a surface; To...
5Old Englishslīdanto slide
6Proto-Germanicslīdanąto slide, to slip
7Proto-Indo-Europeansléydʰ-e-ti
8Proto-Indo-Europeansleydʰ-to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick

via Danish gigt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgigtrheumatism, arthritis, gout
2Middle Low Germangicht
3Proto-Germanicjihtizstatement, confession; pain, cramp; paralysis
4Proto-Germanicjehanąto speak, say, express
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyék-e-ti
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sléydʰ-e-tiEvery word from Proto-Germanic slīdaną