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
- to fight
Ancestry of “slaidata”, step by step
slaidata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slide | To move in continuous contact with a surface; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | sliden | To slide; to propel oneself along a surface; To... |
| 3 | Old English | slīdan | to slide |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slīdaną | to slide, to slip |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sléydʰ-e-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sleydʰ- | to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick |
via Swedish slåss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | slåss | to be in a fight; to regularly be in fights or... |
| 2 | Swedish | slå | to hit, punch or beat (someone); to give a blow |
| 3 | Old Swedish | slā | to hit, to strike |
| 4 | Old Norse | slá | to hit, beat, strike; to strike, pluck |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |