Where does “slidder” come from?

slidder (English) comes from Middle English slider, from Old English slidor, from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- — to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick.

slidder (English): Slippery; To slip or slide, especially clumsily,...

Definitions

  1. Slippery; To slip or slide, especially clumsily,...

Ancestry of “slidder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsliderCausing slips; having low friction; greasy or...
2Old Englishslidorslippery
3Proto-Indo-Europeansleydʰ-to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- →Every word from Old English slidor →Every word from Middle English slider →