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
Ancestry of “gleed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | glede | — |
| 2 | Old English | glida | kite |
| 3 | Old English | glidan | to glide |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | glīdan | to glide, to slide |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | glīdaną | to glide; slide |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰleydʰ- | to glide |