Where does “glitumi” come from?

glitumi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto gliti, from German gleiten, from Middle High German glīten, from Old High German glītan, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.

glitumi (Esperanto): to skate

Definitions

  1. to skate

Ancestry of “glitumi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoglitito slide; to glide; to skate
2Germangleitento glide; to float; to move effortlessly; to...
3Middle High Germanglīten—
4Old High Germanglītanto glide
5Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glīdaną →Every word from Old High German glītan →
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