Where does “sleeën” come from?

sleeën (Dutch) comes from Dutch slee, from Dutch slede, from Middle Dutch slēde, from Old Dutch slido, from Proto-Germanic slidô — sled, sleigh.

sleeën (Dutch): to sleigh

Definitions

  1. to sleigh

Ancestry of “sleeën”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsleesled, sleigh, wheelless vehicle which glides on...
2DutchsledeDated form of slee
3Middle Dutchslēdesled, sleigh
4Old Dutchslido—
5Proto-Germanicslidôsled, sleigh
Every word from Proto-Germanic slidô →Every word from Old Dutch slido →Every word from Middle Dutch slēde →