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Where does “glitschig” come from?

glitschig (German) comes from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

glitschig (German): slippery, slick, greasy, slimy, squidgy

Definitions

  1. slippery, slick, greasy, slimy, squidgy

Ancestry of “glitschig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
2German-jährigyears old; years lasting
3GermanJahryear
4Middle High Germanjāryear
5Old High Germanjāryear
6Proto-West Germanicjāryear
7Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

Words derived from “glitschig”

  • glitch
  • glitchy
  • glitchless
  • microglitch
  • glitchiness
  • glitchily
  • glitchfest
  • glitchcore
  • גליטש
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