Where does “slid” come from?
slid (English) comes from Danish slide, from English slide, from Middle English sliden, from Old English slīdan, from Proto-Germanic slīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European sléydʰ-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- — to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick.
slid (English): simple past tense and past participle of slide
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of slide
Ancestry of “slid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | slide | labour; work hard |
| 2 | English | slide | To move in continuous contact with a surface; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | sliden | To slide; to propel oneself along a surface; To... |
| 4 | Old English | slīdan | to slide |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slīdaną | to slide, to slip |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sléydʰ-e-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sleydʰ- | to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick |