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

  1. to slide; to glide; to skate

Ancestry of “gliti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangleitento glide; to float; to move effortlessly; to...
2Middle High Germanglīten—
3Old High Germanglītanto glide
4Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide

Words derived from “gliti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glīdaną →Every word from Old High German glītan →
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