Where does “glideslope” come from?

glideslope (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.

glideslope (English): The approach path of an aircraft as it comes in...

Definitions

  1. The approach path of an aircraft as it comes in...

Ancestry of “glideslope”, step by step

glideslope traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English glide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglideTo move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly; To fly...
2Middle Englishglidento glide
3Old Englishglīdanto glide
4Proto-West Germanicglīdanto glide, to slide
5Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide

via English slope

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslopeAn area of ground that tends evenly upward or...
2EnglishaslopeSlanted or sloping; In an unintended or...
3Middle Englishaslope—
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