Where does “glideth” come from?

glideth (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.

glideth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “glideth”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- →