Where does “glisser” come from?

glisser (French) comes from Middle French glisser, from Old French glicier, from Old French glacier, from Frankish glīdan, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.

glisser (French): to slip, to slide, to skid; to glide; to slide

Definitions

  1. to slip, to slide, to skid; to glide; to slide

Ancestry of “glisser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchglisser—
2Old Frenchglicierto slip, slide, glide
3Old Frenchglacierto slip, make slippery; to slip, slide
4Frankishglīdanto slide, glide; to glide, to slide
5Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide

Words derived from “glisser”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glīdaną →Every word from Frankish glīdan →