Where does “glideless” come from?

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

glideless (English): Without a glide

Definitions

Without a glide

Ancestry of “glideless”, step by step

glideless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English glide

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	glide	To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly; To fly...
2	Middle English	gliden	to glide
3	Old English	glīdan	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

via English less

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	less	To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2	Middle English	les	false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3	Old English	lēas	false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4	Proto-Germanic	*laus	—

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