Where does “glijden” come from?
glijden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gliden, from Old Dutch glīdan, from Proto-West Germanic glīdan, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.
glijden (Dutch): to slide; to lapse
Ancestry of “glijden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | gliden | to slide, to slip |
| 2 | Old Dutch | glīdan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | glīdan | to glide, to slide |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | glīdaną | to glide; slide |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰleydʰ- | to glide |
Words derived from “glijden”