Where does “gliti” come from?
gliti (Esperanto) comes from German gleiten, from Middle High German glīten, from Old High German glītan, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.
gliti (Esperanto): to slide; to glide; to skate
Definitions
- to slide; to glide; to skate
Ancestry of “gliti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | gleiten | to glide; to float; to move effortlessly; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | glīten | — |
| 3 | Old High German | glītan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | glīdaną | to glide; slide |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰleydʰ- | to glide |
Words derived from “gliti”