Where does “gleed” come from?

gleed (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.

gleed (English): a glowing coal

Definitions

  1. a glowing coal

Ancestry of “gleed”, step by step

gleed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English glede

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

via Middle English gleede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgleede—
2Old Englishglēdburning or live coal, gleed, ember, fire, flame, spark
3Proto-West Germanicglōdiglow; ember
4Proto-Germanicglōdizglow; heat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glīdaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glīdan →