Where does “wegglijden” come from?

wegglijden (Dutch) comes from Dutch glijden, from Middle Dutch gliden, from Old Dutch glīdan, from Proto-West Germanic glīdan, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.

wegglijden (Dutch): to slip away

Definitions

  1. to slip away

Ancestry of “wegglijden”, step by step

wegglijden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch glijden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchglijdento slide; to lapse
2Middle Dutchglidento slide, to slip
3Old Dutchglīdanto slide
4Proto-West Germanicglīdanto glide, to slide
5Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide

via Dutch weg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwegway, road; away; gone, disappeared
2Middle Dutchwechway, road, path; journey; direction, approach
3Old Dutchwegway, path
4Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- →