Where does “glede” come from?

glede (English) comes from Middle English glede, from Old English glida, from Old English glidan, from Proto-West Germanic glīdan, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.

glede (English): A live coal, an ember or molten metallic bead...

Definitions

  1. A live coal, an ember or molten metallic bead...

Ancestry of “glede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgledekite bird of prey
2Old Englishglidakite
3Old Englishglidanto glide
4Proto-West Germanicglīdanto glide, to slide
5Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glīdaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glīdan →