Where does “slidenums” come from?
slidenums (Latvian) comes from Latvian slidens, from English slid, from Danish slide, from English slide, from Middle English sliden, from Old English slīdan, from Proto-Germanic slīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European sléydʰ-e-ti — to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick.
slidenums (Latvian): slipperiness; slippery place
Definitions
- slipperiness; slippery place
Ancestry of “slidenums”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | slidens | slippery, slick |
| 2 | English | slid | simple past tense and past participle of slide |
| 3 | Danish | slide | — |
| 4 | English | slide | To move in continuous contact with a surface; To... |
| 5 | Middle English | sliden | To slide; to propel oneself along a surface; To... |
| 6 | Old English | slīdan | to slide |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | slīdaną | to slide, to slip |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sléydʰ-e-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sleydʰ- | to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick |