Where does “entgleiten” come from?

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

entgleiten (German): to slip, to slip away from grip

Definitions

  1. to slip, to slip away from grip

Ancestry of “entgleiten”, step by step

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