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Where does “glīdan” come from?

glīdan (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.

glīdan (Frankish): to slide, glide; to glide, to slide

Definitions

  1. to slide, glide; to glide, to slide

Ancestry of “glīdan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide

Words derived from “glīdan”

  • glance
  • glissade
  • sideglance
  • glanceth
  • glissader
  • glancer
  • glancest
  • overglance
  • eyeglance
  • glanceability
  • glanceable
  • glanceless
  • glissare
  • глиссер
  • glissoire
  • glissement
  • glisser
  • aéroglisseur
  • glissade
  • hydroglisseur
  • glisseur
  • glacen
  • gliier
  • glacier
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