Where does “upglide” come from?

upglide (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.

upglide (English): An upward glide

Definitions

  1. An upward glide

Ancestry of “upglide”, step by step

upglide 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 up

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishupAway from the surface of the Earth or other...
2Middle Englishupto a vertical axis
3Old Englishuppup; upstairs
4Proto-West Germanic*upp—
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