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Where does “gliden” come from?

gliden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch glīdan, from Proto-West Germanic glīdan, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.

gliden (Middle Dutch): to slide, to slip

Definitions

  1. to slide, to slip

Ancestry of “gliden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchglīdan—
2Proto-West Germanicglīdanto glide, to slide
3Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide

Words derived from “gliden”

  • glijmiddel
  • aanglijden
  • glijvlucht
  • glijboot
  • glijden
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