Where does “glissader” come from?
glissader (English) comes from English glissade, from French glissade, from French glisser, from Middle French glisser, from Old French glicier, from Old French glacier, from Frankish glīdan, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną — to glide.
glissader (English): One who glissades
Ancestry of “glissader”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | glissade | A sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps; A... |
| 2 | French | glissade | slip, slide, skid |
| 3 | French | glisser | to slip, to slide, to skid; to glide; to slide |
| 4 | Middle French | glisser | — |
| 5 | Old French | glicier | to slip, slide, glide |
| 6 | Old French | glacier | to slip, make slippery; to slip, slide |
| 7 | Frankish | glīdan | to slide, glide; to glide, to slide |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | glīdaną | to glide; slide |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰleydʰ- | to glide |