Where does “slaidata” come from?

slaidata (Finnish) comes from English slide, from Middle English sliden, from Old English slīdan, from Proto-Germanic slīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European sléydʰ-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- — to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick.

slaidata (Finnish): to fight

Definitions

  1. to fight

Ancestry of “slaidata”, step by step

slaidata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English slide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslideTo move in continuous contact with a surface; To...
2Middle EnglishslidenTo slide; to propel oneself along a surface; To...
3Old Englishslīdanto slide
4Proto-Germanicslīdanąto slide, to slip
5Proto-Indo-Europeansléydʰ-e-ti
6Proto-Indo-Europeansleydʰ-to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick

via Swedish slåss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishslåssto be in a fight; to regularly be in fights or...
2Swedishslåto hit, punch or beat (someone); to give a blow
3Old Swedishslāto hit, to strike
4Old Norsesláto hit, beat, strike; to strike, pluck
5Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sléydʰ-e-tiEvery word from Proto-Germanic slīdaną